Education World – Nicole Gorman
“According to La Petite Academy, an early childhood education leader with over 450 schools throughout the states, ensuring lifelong success in math starts by dispelling common myths that early learners hear as they begin the process of learning. Math anxiety, the academy says, stems back to negative learning experiences young learners are prone to have early on as they begin to learn math. “Besides leading to missed career opportunities and ongoing frustration in everyday tasks, studies show that math angst can even be transferred to others. For parents, that’s something to keep in mind as children begin their lifelong relationship with math,” La Petite Academy says.”(more)