Recently, I’ve read some excellent articles that cover math anxiety. They have me reflecting on my own childhood. I remember this time vividly, due to the trauma I experienced. Even as an adult, it is difficult to leave the painful experiences behind. Continue reading “What Math Anxiety Feels Like”
I don’t think that I’ve ever had full access to my mathematical abilities. Struggling with math, I was behind developmentally from other children. I had issues associated with dyscalculia. Such as an inability to read an analog clock or make change. I was overly attentive to numbers. It was very difficult to see and recognize them as symbols. I just couldn’t wrap my head around multiplication. My fourth-grade teacher held me back so that I could figure it all out. I was lucky. Continue reading “The Story of the Locked Box and the Key of Dreams”
I get really steamed when people tell me that I must be good at math because I love it so. This is not the case. If you had talked to any of my previous math teachers they would tell you differently. I was always the slowest person in the class to understand new concepts. Continue reading “Being the Worst at Mathematics May Make you the Best Student (Buddhism)”
G.H Hardy is a mathematician from the early 1900s. He spent most of his career at Trinity College, Cambridge in the UK. The latter half of his career was spent as the Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University.
I love mathematical themed gifts. I’ve decorated my home in posters, toys, and other elements that reflect my interest in mathematics. In a series of posts, I’m going to chronicle the stores that I frequent to add to my collection. Continue reading “Interview With Nicole Dick of Nausicaa Distribution”