Farewell, Math Anxiety

04/11/2016

Not for ourselves alone are we born.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

"We can move our field forward in the area of developmentally appropriate math instruction by helping teachers reflect on how their own math experiences affect their thinking and work with young children," concludes Heather Wenig in her article, "6 x 7 = Yikes! Coaching Teachers Past Their Math Anxiety," in the Beginnings Workshop unit "Math," in the January 2016 issue of Exchange.

"As they become aware of how their own memories inform their practice, they can identify ways in which negative thoughts may have become a hindrance to their offering rich, positive math experiences and interactions for the children in their care. Helping teachers to recognize and celebrate the ways they are already, often unconsciously, building math concepts in their classroom inspires confidence and dispels myths they have created about themselves and about math because of school memories and previous anxiety. Together, we can create better math futures for a generation of young children."

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