Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 28 Issue 2, August 1990
13 – 15
It’s All Greek to Me: Math Anxiety
Darlene Rubber
“I’m not a numbers person.” “Don’t ask me; I never could understand math. ” “I just don’t have a mathematical mind. ” “What, me do math? I can barely add two and three. ” It’s all Greek to me!” Sound familiar? If you have heard your students make such proclamations, then you have already had some experience with math anxiety.
