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If you think you are ‘just not a math person’ then think again
psyche.co/ideas/if-you-think-y
"By bringing mathematics into familiar, low-stakes situations, where the focus is on practical application and curiosity rather than performance, individuals can build more confidence in their use of it."
#MathEducation #MathEd #Teaching #EdDev #STEMeducation

If you think you are ‘just not a math person’ then think again | Psyche Ideas
PsycheIf you think you are ‘just not a math person’ then think again | Psyche IdeasUnderstanding how mathematics anxiety takes root points to ways to overcome it, opening up new opportunities and pastimes

I've been thinking about this for ages, but never had the time to craft the words around it.

People keep saying that "Maths should be fun" ... and I push back with "It should be engaging ... 'fun' is a different thing.

So @rakhichawla has posted pretty much exactly this, but better than I ever could.

I'm copying it here with permission.

Please read this, then as it says at the end ... let's have a deeper conversation about this ...

1/n

(PS: I'd love this to get boosted to get outside my bubble ... you're all amazing, but there will be other opinions, and other thoughts that could be helpful or valuable)

Hashtags: #MathEd #MathsEd #MathEdChat #MathsEdChat #MathChat #MathsChat #MTBoS #TMWYK

Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?
hechingerreport.org/proof-poin
Calculus has been used to filter out students for decades. Example: Calculus for a New Century: A Pump, Not a Filter (1987) eric.ed.gov/?id=ED300252
85% of calculus exam questions just involve rote memorization link.springer.com/article/10.1
#MathEd #HigherEd #STEMEducation

The Hechinger Report · Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?By Jill Barshay

Some time ago ... (A month!) ... there was a thread on Twitter that I think should be shared here. I've been trying to extract and post it semi-automatically, but Twitter just makes it damn near impossible.

So I'm copying it "by hand"

Here's a chart of the full conversation:

solipsys.co.uk/Chartter/185675

Here's the head of the conversation:

x.com/TweetingCynical/status/1


#MTBoS #TMWYK
#MathChat #MathsChat
#MathEd #MathEdChat
#MathsEd #MathsEdChat

I will occasionally update the chart of *this* conversation, and it will be here:

solipsys.co.uk/Chartodon/Teach

Here is the content ...