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Depression and problem solving in mathematics: the art of staying upbeat
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: October 12, 2010
During the #mathchat session on #mathpobia last Thursday and this Monday the issue of students becoming disheartened came up. Basically the folks at ReasoningMind tweeted that students can become disheartened by repeatedly being unable to solve problems: x @reasoningmind @republicofmath I’ve seen students in the best teachers’ classrooms get disheartened by repeatedly being unable to […]
Mathphobia: its existence, severity and possible remedy
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: October 11, 2010
A recent Twitter #mathchat was devoted to mathematics phobia – “mathphobia” for short. The question addressed was: ” Does ‘mathphobia’ exist – how do we deal with it?” My experiences with mathphobia “I’m unusual I have mathphobia” Several years ago I taught mathematical methods to elementary pre-service teachers in Washington State. These were students majoring […]
