You write an essay, get a low grade and no one can tell you exactly what you did wrong. There is no 'right' answer. How do you learn from that?
You do a maths problem, get it wrong and your teacher can show you exactly what you should have done and from that you can learn and get it right next time.
Maths might be complicated sometimes but at least there is a 'right' answer and that makes it easier than language subjects! (for me anyway)
Not to mention the fact that
MATHS IS FUN!
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