From: Miami Herald
Widespread panic: Why math anxiety continues to multiply
August 17, 2011
Miami Herald:
One look at math word problems and many students cringe.
Even worse, many elementary school teachers seem to have the same reaction.
Math anxiety, a fear that first gained recognition as a feminist issue in the 1970s, remains a big problem that psychologists, educators, and parents are trying to crack.
A negative emotional reaction to math or even the prospect of solving a problem that has to do with mathematics, math anxiety is now the topic of many books, research papers and seminars.
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