Category Archives: Math

Trying to Understand the Educational Gap Between the USA and Other Countries

Vicki Parker, Ph.D. CCC-SLP – The Brain Trainer In 2016, I read an article on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) https://bbc.in/2gaAzN5.   It was a summary of the results of the testing of academic skills for teenagers around the …

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Math Anxiety and What to Do About It

I recently received quite a few e-mails when the Nov 8, 2012 Times article “High Anxiety: How Worrying About Math Hurts Your Brain” by Olivia Waxman about the study published by Ian M Lyons and Sian Beilock. You can go …

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