Positivity is contagious but so is negativity. If students are being negative about mathematics, it will be easy for the teacher to fall into the negativity trap.
" Educators may need to take a more proactive role in encouraging students to become excited about math and see themselves as successful, confident, mathematical problem solvers."
Berman & Furner, 2003
Make positive thinking a habit
Get excited about math
Involve the class in fun math activities
Put up positive and interesting math pictures
Use positive words
Believe in yourself and in your students
My other posts on Math Anxiety
Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers: An Overview
Symptoms of Mathematics Anxiety
The Effects of Mathematics Anxiety
Why is Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers Worrisome?
Where Does Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers Stem From?
What Strategies Can Be Provided to Preservice Teachers to Decrease Mathematics Anxiety?
The Power of Positivity
Examining Learning Styles
Why Use Manipulatives?
Mathematics in Children's Literature
My other posts on Math Anxiety
Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers: An Overview
Symptoms of Mathematics Anxiety
The Effects of Mathematics Anxiety
Why is Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers Worrisome?
Where Does Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers Stem From?
What Strategies Can Be Provided to Preservice Teachers to Decrease Mathematics Anxiety?
The Power of Positivity
Examining Learning Styles
Why Use Manipulatives?
Mathematics in Children's Literature
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