@wcconews.bsky.social asked UMN Morris teaching specialist Liz Hatfield, "What is math anxiety?" for their Good Question segment. z.umn.edu/MathAnxiety
#UMNMorrisProud #math #highered
#UMNMorrisProud #math #highered
What is math anxiety?
No matter the age, there's one school subject that just doesn't add up for many people, and trying to solve it can bring nerves and even fear.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@wcconews.bsky.social asked UMN Morris teaching specialist Liz Hatfield, "What is math anxiety?" for their Good Question segment. z.umn.edu/MathAnxiety
#UMNMorrisProud #math #highered
#UMNMorrisProud #math #highered
When you suck at math, every problem is like a existential crisis 🤯💀 #MathAnxiety is a real thing and it can make you question your entire life choices 🤔📝. Like, what's the point of solving for x when you can't even solve your own life? 🤷♀️ #MathProbs
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April 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When you suck at math, every problem is like a existential crisis 🤯💀 #MathAnxiety is a real thing and it can make you question your entire life choices 🤔📝. Like, what's the point of solving for x when you can't even solve your own life? 🤷♀️ #MathProbs
Last week, MCLL members attended the XXXIV Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers and led sessions on how to support students with #MathAnxiety and #Dyscalculia. We're grateful for the dialogue with teachers; bridging research and practice is key! 🧠✨
February 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Last week, MCLL members attended the XXXIV Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers and led sessions on how to support students with #MathAnxiety and #Dyscalculia. We're grateful for the dialogue with teachers; bridging research and practice is key! 🧠✨
👩🏫Our latest research explores how preschool teachers' feelings about math impact their teaching habits. Exciting findings! 🧠Check it out🌈: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #EducationResearch #MathInEarlyYears #mathanxiety
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January 18, 2024 at 3:47 PM
👩🏫Our latest research explores how preschool teachers' feelings about math impact their teaching habits. Exciting findings! 🧠Check it out🌈: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #EducationResearch #MathInEarlyYears #mathanxiety
DEAR MATH, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS
By a South Asian author, featuring a South Asian character- this humorous book helps kids find joy in math.
Save 25% off until 6/26: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dear-math-...
#KidLit #PictureBooks #MathEd #MathAnxiety #SouthAsianBooks #IndianAmerican #SchoolLibraries
By a South Asian author, featuring a South Asian character- this humorous book helps kids find joy in math.
Save 25% off until 6/26: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dear-math-...
#KidLit #PictureBooks #MathEd #MathAnxiety #SouthAsianBooks #IndianAmerican #SchoolLibraries
June 24, 2026 at 1:08 AM
DEAR MATH, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS
By a South Asian author, featuring a South Asian character- this humorous book helps kids find joy in math.
Save 25% off until 6/26: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dear-math-...
#KidLit #PictureBooks #MathEd #MathAnxiety #SouthAsianBooks #IndianAmerican #SchoolLibraries
By a South Asian author, featuring a South Asian character- this humorous book helps kids find joy in math.
Save 25% off until 6/26: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dear-math-...
#KidLit #PictureBooks #MathEd #MathAnxiety #SouthAsianBooks #IndianAmerican #SchoolLibraries
Timed tests don't build fluency — they build math anxiety. Jo Boaler's research links timed testing to some students' earliest math trauma. This year, let's assess fluency without the stopwatch. #MathAnxiety #FluencyWithoutFear
August 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Timed tests don't build fluency — they build math anxiety. Jo Boaler's research links timed testing to some students' earliest math trauma. This year, let's assess fluency without the stopwatch. #MathAnxiety #FluencyWithoutFear
Timed tests don't build fluency — they build math anxiety. Jo Boaler's research links timed testing to some students' earliest math trauma. This year, let's assess fluency without the stopwatch. #MathAnxiety #FluencyWithoutFear
August 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Timed tests don't build fluency — they build math anxiety. Jo Boaler's research links timed testing to some students' earliest math trauma. This year, let's assess fluency without the stopwatch. #MathAnxiety #FluencyWithoutFear
It Does Scare Me
#Science #Stemhumor #Calculus #Differentialequations #Mathanxiety
https://sciencehumor.io/math-memes/it-does-scare-me-3h4v
#Science #Stemhumor #Calculus #Differentialequations #Mathanxiety
https://sciencehumor.io/math-memes/it-does-scare-me-3h4v
March 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Great article - thx! RT @saravdwerf: Bad at math? Don’t tell your kids. Combating #mathanxiety via NPR/MPR https://t.co/8LB3Qmr5iI #mathchat
December 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Great article - thx! RT @saravdwerf: Bad at math? Don’t tell your kids. Combating #mathanxiety via NPR/MPR https://t.co/8LB3Qmr5iI #mathchat
Researchers Say Math Anxiety Starts Young http://t.co/l3Amt172 #mathanxiety
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Researchers Say Math Anxiety Starts Young http://t.co/l3Amt172 #mathanxiety
Math Anxiety in School? Scientists Have It Too http://t.co/xviyaTzP #mathanxiety
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Math Anxiety in School? Scientists Have It Too http://t.co/xviyaTzP #mathanxiety
Twenty Reasons Why Girls Don’t Like Math: http://t.co/JR9hbriQ #mathanxiety
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Twenty Reasons Why Girls Don’t Like Math: http://t.co/JR9hbriQ #mathanxiety
Thinking back to the Math is Hard Barbie Doll 20 years ago http://t.co/Aq3zk0h2 then this: http://t.co/6gnJ1KrM #mathanxiety
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Thinking back to the Math is Hard Barbie Doll 20 years ago http://t.co/Aq3zk0h2 then this: http://t.co/6gnJ1KrM #mathanxiety
Math Gender Gap Not Result of Girls' Low Self-Esteem, Researchers Say http://t.co/2WoSFFBs #mathanxiety
December 3, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Math Gender Gap Not Result of Girls' Low Self-Esteem, Researchers Say http://t.co/2WoSFFBs #mathanxiety
🎲 If you've got a kid who dreads math, stop trying to make it a lesson — make it a game instead. Card games, board games, even made-up games on the fly all build math instincts without the anxiety. The key? Don't pause to point out the math.
#MathAnxiety #GameBasedLearning
#MathAnxiety #GameBasedLearning
It’s time to make the math start mathing #TEDTalks
TED on YouTube
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March 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🎲 If you've got a kid who dreads math, stop trying to make it a lesson — make it a game instead. Card games, board games, even made-up games on the fly all build math instincts without the anxiety. The key? Don't pause to point out the math.
#MathAnxiety #GameBasedLearning
#MathAnxiety #GameBasedLearning
#MathAnxiety www.edweek.org/teach...
📐 Math Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Fear 🧮
Nearly 30% of students struggle with math anxiety? It's not just about numbers—it's about rewriting our relationship with math!
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📐 Math Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Fear 🧮
Nearly 30% of students struggle with math anxiety? It's not just about numbers—it's about rewriting our relationship with math!
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March 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#MathAnxiety www.edweek.org/teach...
📐 Math Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Fear 🧮
Nearly 30% of students struggle with math anxiety? It's not just about numbers—it's about rewriting our relationship with math!
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📐 Math Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Fear 🧮
Nearly 30% of students struggle with math anxiety? It's not just about numbers—it's about rewriting our relationship with math!
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"[T]he most effective treatment for anxiety: controlled exposure in a safe setting." @SaRoseCav's wise (& personal) advice would map well onto #MathAnxiety too, as a more benign example. Too many math classrooms lack the necessary safety. https://t.co/8lysipN08Z
The Best (and Worst) Ways to Respond to Student Anxiety
A faculty member who has struggled with clinical anxiety explores how to deal with the rising rates of undergraduate mental-health issues.
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November 16, 2024 at 12:13 AM
"[T]he most effective treatment for anxiety: controlled exposure in a safe setting." @SaRoseCav's wise (& personal) advice would map well onto #MathAnxiety too, as a more benign example. Too many math classrooms lack the necessary safety. https://t.co/8lysipN08Z
Checking this one out! How awesome to write this with Sheila Tobias -- the OG feminist scholar of #MathAnxiety. https://twitter.com/VictorPiercey1/status/1097636716905672704
November 16, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Checking this one out! How awesome to write this with Sheila Tobias -- the OG feminist scholar of #MathAnxiety. https://twitter.com/VictorPiercey1/status/1097636716905672704
I believe math instructors in particular need trauma-informed practices. Many students carry #mathAnxiety as a result of (often micro-) traumas experienced in math learning contexts, and safety is a precondition for learning. https://twitter.com/drfurman/status/1069557620241911808
November 15, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I believe math instructors in particular need trauma-informed practices. Many students carry #mathAnxiety as a result of (often micro-) traumas experienced in math learning contexts, and safety is a precondition for learning. https://twitter.com/drfurman/status/1069557620241911808
Overcoming #mathanxiety requires a certain kind of classroom therapy. Step 1 is creating space for students to tell their stories. https://twitter.com/MathFeed/status/1018875747664986112
November 15, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Overcoming #mathanxiety requires a certain kind of classroom therapy. Step 1 is creating space for students to tell their stories. https://twitter.com/MathFeed/status/1018875747664986112
Procedural thinking is not about laziness. It’s a defense mechanism for students who believe that they’re not capable of deep learning. #mathanxiety https://twitter.com/BigIdeasMath/status/1005464638249676800
November 15, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Procedural thinking is not about laziness. It’s a defense mechanism for students who believe that they’re not capable of deep learning. #mathanxiety https://twitter.com/BigIdeasMath/status/1005464638249676800
"They are afraid of being wrong,” said Gallin. “And that fear of being wrong cripples them.” #mathanxiety http://hechingerreport.org/teaching-kids-not-to-be-scared-of-math-might-help-them-achieve/
Teaching kids not to be scared of math might help them achieve - The Hechinger Report
NEW YORK — Michael Gallin, a 34-year-old math teacher at KAPPA International High School in the Bronx, was winding his way through the cluttered aisles of his algebra classroom listening for sighs of frustration. One girl was sitting glumly by the window, eyeballing a function she was supposed to evaluate — If f(x)= 3.2x^2 – […]
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November 15, 2024 at 11:26 PM
"They are afraid of being wrong,” said Gallin. “And that fear of being wrong cripples them.” #mathanxiety http://hechingerreport.org/teaching-kids-not-to-be-scared-of-math-might-help-them-achieve/