Tag: self esteem

Is your school maths teacher the reason you’re in therapy now? Did maths give you low self esteem?

Aug 27, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low numeracy levels, NCALNE (Voc), Numeracy, NZCALNE (Voc)

Education and numeracy blogger Damon Whitten has spent the last few months with his head inside a bunch of interview data from adult learners talking about their maths background. It’s not particularly cheery in terms of findings. According to Damon: Self-worth is tied up with academic performance – especially mathematics. … Societal beliefs about what mathematics is…