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Math Academy pulled me out of the Valley of Despair


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When it comes to learning a new skill such as how to drive a car, playing a sport, or an academic discipline, there is a unique relationship between a person’s confidence and their level of competence at different points of the journey. This meant spending lots of time back at home job hunting and doing math problems periodically to distract my mind from the daunting exhaustion of being unemployed. After you take a diagnostic test for the math course of your choice, the personalized learning path is laid out, showing you unlocked lessons and letting you know what percentage of the course is currently completed.

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