So, for most of the month of January, I coached my friend as she "mastered" the chapters in her statistics class together. What a trip down memory lane! She is completing her schooling through a reputable online university, and much of the learning requires extensive self-teaching.
Have you known anyone who is afraid of math? I find this happens often with women. Leslie is one of those women who is intelligent and capable, but is really frightened about math.
I feel very lucky about the education I have been able to receive, even from the youngest age. We were going over a problem and I was remembering seeing the concept of a number line for the first time in school (New Math) when I was in first grade. My friend has no such memory.
Do you have a phobia about math, or know someone who does? How does it affect you?
3 comments:
My only math memory is Algebra in 10th grade. My boyfriend would help me with homework and everything was fine....then the test and I went totally blank everytime. The only D I ever received in school. Baking, sewing, reading music did help me in later years understant fractions better, but any other math .... It freaks me out! Good for you Lorraine. I admire all the knowledge you have gained and continue learning and growing!
I don't really have fear of math so much as a fear in the lack of confidence I have in remembering it all. :) I did enjoy Algebra. But when I made it to calculus I struggled big time and couldn't grasp any of it. Made me mad. I just hope I will be able to help my kids when they need it. You are an inspiration!
Luckily I had good math teachers, so while there were days when math was frustrating, it wasn't a continuous problem. My college freshman roommate, however, hated math. She took the math course that was supposed to teach math you would actually use in your life.
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