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Quiz: Those Frustrating Fractions
[Photo by jimmiehomeschoolmom.] Fractions confuse almost everybody. In fact, fractions probably cause more math phobia among children (and their parents) than any other topic before algebra. Middle...
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Diagnosis: Math Workbook Syndrome
Photo by otisarchives3. I discovered a case of MWS (Math Workbook Syndrome) one afternoon, as I was playing Multiplication War with a pair of 4th grade boys. They did fine with the small numbers and...
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Review: Math Doesn’t Suck
We’ve all heard the saying, Don’t judge a book by its cover, but I did it anyway. Well, not by the cover, exactly — I also flipped through the table of contents and read the short introduction. And I...
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Review: Kiss My Math
Pre-algebra students stand at the threshold of adventure. Behind them lie the rocky plains of school arithmetic. Ahead, the trail winds into a murky, tangled woods and disappears in the shadows. Who...
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Quotable: I Hate Fractions
“I hate fractions.” “They probably hate you, too. The question is, which one of you will be master.” — Jonathan, jd2718 “I hate fractions” Don’t miss any of “Let’s Play Math!”: Subscribe in a reader,...
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Quotable: Bad at Math
There’s a tendency for adults to label the math that they can do (such as identifying patterns, choosing between competing offers in a supermarket, and challenging statistics published by the...
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How Can I Teach Math If I Don’t Understand It?
[Feature photo (above) by wonderferret, photo (right) by University of the Fraser Valley, both via flickr (CC BY 2.0). This post is the first of three in my Homeschooling with Math Anxiety Series.]...
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A Math Major Talks About Fear
I’ve dipped my toes in Twitter lately (as part of the Explore #MTBoS program) and been swept up in a crashing tsunami of information. There’s no way to keep up with it all, but I’ll let the tide wash...
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