Help Children Overcome Fear for Mathematics

by Presidium Dwarka Senior Secondary School in Dwarka

It is normal for most children to have an aversion towards mathematics, or maybe fear this subject. Mathematics often finds itself among a list of top phobias of children and even adults. It goes by the name ‘mathophobia’ defined as a feeling of tension, anxiety, and fear about one’s ability to perform mathematical calculations which usually hampers their performance explains a veteran math teacher at one of the best school in Dwarka Delhi. The most important thing is to make your child acknowledge their phobia and not to shy away from the subject, instead embrace it.

 

Let us find few handy tips as inputs from industry experts and child psychologist to help children overcome 'mathophobia':

 

1.       Enhance:

 

It is important that they recognize that mathematics is just a subject and by not being good at it doesn’t mean that they are stupid or not worthy. Instead, it is a skill in which they need more time than others to learn and understand which does not make them less intelligent. Everyone has different abilities and should be proud of their other accomplishments, advice senior teacher at a very good school in Dwarka. It will boost their confidence and help them do well in math as well eventually.

 

2.       Encourage:

 

Upon acknowledging the fact that they need to work extra hours to learn this skills, practice is the most important part to improve performance. Mathematics is one subject that requires more practicing than any other subject, one cannot learn math only practice makes one expert in problem-solving, says a senior math teacher at one of the school in Dwarka, Delhi. Make sure they are practicing their math lesson every single day after school hours at home.

 

3.        Fun activity:

 

A lot can change by perception and the right approach to studying a subject. When it is boring in class or no proper methods are implemented to educate concepts to a child it becomes monotonous and boring resulting into lack of interest, when the same subject is learned in fun way or breaking into simple steps, children may start understanding and grasping it, educate a veteran teacher at one of the very good school in Dwarka, Delhi. Involve them in mathematical games, online math games, and puzzles and use apps to simplify the concepts and making it an enjoyable experience.

 

4.       Application :

 

Young children can be involved in math by giving them to solve everyday minute math problems and taking them to a vendor or for shopping and give them bills for calculations whenever simple. Take them to a grocery store and ask them to match the items, educate a veteran teacher at one of the best school in Dwarka, Delhi.

 

5.       Perceiving:

 

Yes, math can also be a creative subject. Implement various interesting methods to get the same solutions. Ask them to figure out ways to solve a simple problem. Introduce them to open-ended problems and let them figure out their ways. Make them experiment, use online resources and apps. Get them into practice, advice a senior math teacher at one of the  school in Dwarka Delhi.

 

Motivate them by recognizing their efforts and it will lead to positive results. Also, it is important that parents keep a positive attitude towards math, as it reflects in the child’s outlook too. If you have a negative experience with math, as a parent, avoid mankind statements such as ‘it is so hard and difficult’, let them figure their way out. Today there are so many good resources online, fun activities, videos, and apps through which everyone can overcome such trivial issues. If nothing works, seek help from expert coaching and talk to their teachers. 

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Created on Apr 4th 2020 05:36. Viewed 366 times.

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