8/9/2019 Conquer The Fear of Math

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Solve for X:26x^4 + 13x^3 - 4x^2 + 32 = 36854Does the above math equation leave your kid completely discombobulated? Are youcompletely lost and confused when you think about helping your kid do their mathhomework? Fear of math is a universal phenomenon with kids across grades, geographies and education curriculums and this fear severely impacts their performance. To conquer the fear your kids need to dig deep, understand and confront it he

ad on!There are many types of fear, which are related to math. The more common ones range from math being too complex, too time consuming or weak fundamental concepts.

Math is complex and tough to understand!It's true that math involves some very complex equations and numbers like the one above. The best way to overcome complex problems is to break it down into smaller parts. Most math concepts are made of "little parts" or skills that you mayhave learned in the past which form the building blocks of your math foundation.Once your kids can break down the particular problem, they may discover that they are weak in some basic concepts or key steps which define the problem. One of

the best ways for them to strengthen those concepts is to revisit and practicethose concepts for a grade lower than their current grade.

Math is not interesting!Most kids find math boring when compared to the arts and language subjects. Schools have further accentuated the problem by providing interesting views which help to spark the kid's interest and curiosity in arts and language subjects but not for math. Yet math can be made very interesting when related to real life problems and its unlimited applications in our daily lives. Many times, math poseschallenges that can be amazingly gratifying to conquer.

Too much time consuming!One of the other fears which consistently resonates amongst kids is the perceive

d time commitment that math involves. In reality, you need to be smart about theway your kid approaches math and one of the things that has proven to help manykids is regular practice. You need to have your kid set aside some time everyday to regularly practice math and refresh math concepts. The key lies in focusingon one math concept at a time and setting aside time on a regular basis for learning and refreshing those concepts. It's normal for kids to resist devoting anhour of their thoughts on math homework. Have them think about the other thingsin their life that they will need to set aside. They will soon realize that theycan do without them all for an hour or two and actually focus on revising somemath concepts!

Math is not my cup of tea!

I've heard many kids say "Math is not for me" or "math is not my cup of tea". There is no such proven theory which proves that one person is better than the other at math. While studies show that there are different brain types, the difference lies in the approach you take to solve a problem. In short, your kids are nodifferent when compared to other kids. One factor that affects math performancemore than any other is confidence. Studies do show that positive thinking can dramatically improve math performance. Fear of Math like any other ordinary fearcan easily be eliminated by essentially confronting it and strengthening your foundation.Andrew Joseph -TenMarks Education Inc TenMarks - the smarter way for kids to practice and master math concepts.One concept at a time, kids are guided through a structured program of intelligent online worksheets and math practice, supported by hints and video lessons, an

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