| Math anxiety has been the concern of most students. | | | | more options in your mind, the lesser the possibility to |
| Staring at blank papers, constant head scratching, and | | | | have math anxiety. Remember that there are other |
| shaky hands - these are the usual scenarios in a | | | | possibilities to be explored rather the memorizing the |
| person that is having problems with math. It has been | | | | formula. |
| the mission of math educators to present math in the | | | | Average people = a hopeless case. This is idea has |
| easiest way possible. Aside from the usually tedious | | | | long pestered and discouraged the minds of the |
| "teaching method," more and more techniques and | | | | students. They believe that those who are |
| modes are being presented to students for them to | | | | mathematically-inclined are the only ones who are |
| like math. However, not everybody bites in the math | | | | destined for math excellence. While there are students |
| reel. No matter how math educator present the | | | | who were born to be mathematically "gifted," still, most |
| subject, mathematical concepts just wont sink in to the | | | | people who have acquired mathematical fame brag |
| minds of the students. So where does the problem | | | | not on genes but on hard work and perseverance. |
| reside? In the lousy student who, no matter how you | | | | People who constantly feel inferior because of math |
| teach math, seems to stare at you aimlessly. Maybe, | | | | inadequacy also suffer social anxiety. This is |
| it's the complicated formula, that no matter how people | | | | characterized to be the fear socializing or being |
| try to simplify it, the problem itself is intricately difficult. | | | | evaluated by peers. In this light, instead of pressing on - |
| Or maybe, we can blame the incompetent instructors | | | | they contend themselves on being average. |
| who, instead presenting math to be a breeze, confuse | | | | Math = Males. This sexist notion has been the tradition |
| the students with the way they present the subject. | | | | to many. This tells us that while female students excel |
| Our mind is the math anxiety battleground, therefore, | | | | in English subjects, male students dominates the math |
| as according to studies, we should first uproot the | | | | world. No matter on what angle we look at it, and |
| clutters called "math myths." These are concepts that | | | | considering the present scenario, this myth is no longer |
| are inculcated in the minds of the students that fuel | | | | applicable as female students have already proven |
| their skepticism and inhibits proactive actions towards | | | | their worth in math-related subjects. |
| trouncing the fear over math. | | | | Math anxiety, is a real problem that has long pestered |
| 1 problem = 1 solution. Students are accustomed that | | | | the minds of the students. And with the addition of |
| to answer math problems, they must memorize the | | | | being compared to math "geniuses," a form a social |
| formula. This is not entirely true. Though we must | | | | anxiety; this further complicates the problem. That is |
| answer the problem using the formula as the guide, | | | | why it is always wiser to overcome it first, before |
| math educators encourage students not only to | | | | trying any other "math-promoting" formula, to tame the |
| memorize the problem but more so, understand the | | | | mind and get rid of myths that will not help us in |
| problem. In understanding the problem, you can easily | | | | overcoming the math phobia. As what they always |
| derive an alternative formula that you can use aside | | | | say, all of those mathematical myths - are "all in the |
| from what your math professor teaches you. With | | | | mind. |