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Why Do People Get so Anxious About Math? Instructional VideoWhy Do People Get so Anxious About Math? Instructional Video
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Why Do People Get so Anxious About Math?

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Math anxiety is a real phenomenon. Help ease that anxiety with your math students by showing them this supportive video.

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Concepts

math strategies, anxiety, stress management, stressors

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Share with learners that have math anxiety to help ease their worries
  • Show at the beginning of the school year to create an open and supportive math environment
  • Post it on your class website for parents and learners to reference throughout the year

Classroom Considerations

  • Best used in a math or psychology class

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  • Includes discussion questions, links for researching, and a quiz to check for understanding

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  • None

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