The Telegraph – Javier Espinoza
” Maths-anxious parents are breeding a generation of innumerate children, new research has shown. The study showed children learned less math over the school year and are more likely to be math-anxious if parents, who are anxious about maths themselves, provided frequent help on the child’s math homework. This follows previous research that has shown that when teachers are anxious about math, their students learn less math during the school year. The study, undertaken at the University of Chicago, claims to show for the first time a link between parents’ and children’s math anxiety. These findings suggest that adults’ attitudes toward math can play an important role in children’s math achievement.”(more)