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I hope this book unlocks my brain wherever I'm going wrong mathematically. I do have math anxiety, though ironically I have a minor in applied mathematics. I'm currently trying to strengthen my math skills so I can become a better scientist, and I really need some encouraging words. I noticed this guy has an updated version for 2015. If this one goes well, I'll read the latest too.

Highly recommend to any teacher or person who has children. It's a must read.

Advice for parents. Don't tell your child you aren't good at math, or that you weren't good at math when you were in school. This has been shown to have a negative effect on school performance.

Students want to excel in math. They want to experience math on their own terms. They want to see the full colors of the mathematical rainbow. But, most classrooms paint math in black and white, leaving children wondering, "Can't I just get a little yellow over here?"

Are boys better at math than girls? What's wrong with girls? And how can we change girls to be better at math? Now, that the tables are flipped and girls ARE doing better at math and sometimes better than boys, why aren't we asking the same types of questions about boys?

Standardized tests like those imposed by the No Child Left behind act, as well as those typically used in math classrooms in the United States, do not give students any information that they can use to improve their learning. This is a shame since we know that student centered formative assessment is the most powerful form of assessment that one can use in the classroom.

The NCLB law, which made testing mandatory, was stated as necessary in order to make education equal among a diverse population of students. The tragedy is that it caused a terrible rift that made inequalities worse.