#mathphobia

[realtalk207]

MATH PHOBIA IS REAL

I was in special-ed from first grade till my sophomore year in high school. My instructors in special ed were encouraging and very helpful. As a result I loved the puzzle-like challenge of math. But then everything changed when I had to participate in "normal" math courses.

I experienced great difficulty even after changing courses. My teachers didn't have the patience for me to catch on and would yell at me for being slow. I grew to fear, dread and even hate math in all it's forms except for money and personal finances.

Now in my 20s and trying to prepare for the GRE I still feel this way. Am I alone?

[bestbookmonkey]

Ever feel like your algebra homework is trying to summon something from another dimension? Well, you might not be alone. It looks like math textbooks have found their rightful place... right next to the tales of vampires and haunted houses! 😂 Maybe it's time to arm ourselves with calculators and protractors for that next eerie equation encounter. Stay brave, fellow math warriors!

[oureducationspace]

Is Math Phobia Keeping Your Child from Excelling in Math?

We discuss the issue of math phobia in children and how Cyboard Online School offers innovative strategies to make math exciting and engagin

[vorugantinag]

This happened to me....

This happened to me.....

By nature, I am a very lazy person and was not that good at studies. My favourite subject in school used to be English and the worst and most hated subject used to be Mathematics. I was very weak in Mathematics, hence the hatred. And adding to that all the teachers since my childhood who taught me mathematics were very violent in nature and this only made me hate mathematics even more. Apart from…

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[gradgrinds2]

This is NOT How We Want Our Daughters Thinking About Math

When I was young, I remember going to the video store--pause, take that in--and scouring the shelves to find my favorite musical: Babes in Toyland. You can imagine my joy when I cuddled up with my family to pass on my love of this classic with them. All was light and fun, warm and lovely. Until the scene where Mary, mourning the loss of her beloved Tom, reflects in song on her categorical discomfort with math and unpreparedness to run a household without a man. My wife refuses to watch the flick. I understand why. I share it here, though, as a reminder as to how deep math phobia goes and how much work we have to do to undo its deep cultural roots. Read the full article

[4evahaka]

I Have The UTMOST RESPECT For Those #Teachers/#Educators Who Take The Time & Learn Their #Students & Design #Lessons & #LessonPlans That Are Tailored For Their #LearningStyles!! #ISTILLHATEMath #IHateMath #Math #MathClasses #MathPTSD #MathPhobia @katjones19 (#CreditToOwner)

[4evahaka]

#IHateMath #MathPhobia @katjones19

[yumiaintyummyy]

I know this might come across as a little silly

But I'm actually afraid of my math, lol. I was reading a book about neurology that talked about an exam to test the "working memory". The exam checks the ability to hold information in your mind for a short period of time. The doctor does this by reading simple mathematical word problems that are easy to solve. The thought that this sort of exam exist made me cringe. I'm so bad at math that any doctor having to test me would probably feel like I have some sort memory deficit just cause I wouldn't be able to solve the problem! Ugh. Maybe that's one thing I should bring up at my next neurology appointment. Am I just scared of math.. Or do I have some serious disability when it comes to numbers? Or is it really all in my head? 😩