That's not something I am proud of, but it's true.
My math anxiety started early in my school years and continued.
These days I don't much care.
I know and understand enough about budgeting and the relative size of government spending to work on stories.
An NPR story got me thinking about it this morning. The headline?
How To Make Sure Your Math Anxiety Doesn't Make Your Kids Hate Math
One reason for a kid's math anxiety? How their parents feel about the subject.
"A parent might say, 'oh I'm not a math person, it's okay if you're not good at math either,' " Sian Beilock, cognitive scientist and President of Barnard College, says. "It can send a signal to kids about whether they can succeed."
Hey, I am NOT blaming my parents...I don't remember them imparting any positives or negatives about math (other than me failing an exam!). But I thought the article was interesting enough to pass along.
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