Math Anxiety – Is Fear of Failure Affecting Your Childs Math Work?
What is it about math that causes such pain and anxiety, turmoil and fighting, tears and anger? Is it math or our own fears of failure? Do we have a fear that our child won’t be good at math because we are not very good at math ourselves? The problem is Math Anxiety. Fortunately math anxiety has nothing to do with our ability to do math. Better still, our ability to do math has nothing to do with our genes. In other words, math is a basic skill that everyone can become proficient in. It’s like being able to read. No one would say that they are not good at reading, but it is commonly accepted that some are good at math while others are not. What is the real fear behind math anxiety? It is the fear of getting the wrong answer! Wrong answers mean failure. Failure is to be avoided at all cost. This is our cultural belief. This is what we are taught in school. Get the right answer, get the A and you will be rewarded. You will be successful. You will have everything you desire. Get wrong ans
