"I HATE MATH"

It seems like now-a-days math is an "I get it" or "I don't get it" kind of subject.  They way I see it, math is all about building upon what you previously learned, so when I child slips, trips, or falls, they immediately fall behind and stay behind.  When a kid exclaims, "I don't like math" or "Im not good at math", it usually means that they were never into it to begin with.  Just as we learn about the different types of way children learn, some children's brains just do not function mathematically.  This just means that we will have to take some extra time to work with them because it will not come easy.