Because I actually had to do my homework at the dining room table, with no distractions, I was forced to learn and understand math. I started to enjoy math. It also became easier after my mom taught me some of the tricks that helped me. One of the tricks she taught me was the multiplying by nine trick. I remember thinking that trick was so cool, and I told all my classmates about it the next day. After I learned that method I was always excited to receive homework that required multiplying numbers with nine on it. Learning shortcuts for math made me enjoy it more than before. Recently, I learned another shortcut that involves multiplying by 11.