What did you do when you couldn’t solve a tricky maths equation? Did you search for the answer on Google, skip doing the homework altogether and tell your teacher dog ate it, or watch as your parents ...
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Math triggers more shame, and self-doubt than any other subject The scene was all too familiar: My mother, my maths assignments spread across the table, and me, sobbing miserably because I couldn’t ...
A homework question intended for a secondary school student has left grown adults scratching their heads. Mum Alison Kindred, from Newport, Wales, has taken to Facebook group family lockdown tips & ...
When it comes to phobias, I have one which rears its ugly head once a week, that I do not believe is widely recognised, or at least doesn’t have a well-known name ...
IT is the school lesson that many pupils dread, with the subject often sparking feelings of anxiety and even fear. But children’s views on maths are also shared by many parents, according to a new ...
People have been left scratching their heads over a maths homework question that's 'too hard for children''. In a desperate search for the answer, a social media user has taken to Reddit to ask for ...
Millions of British parents “dread” the moment their child returns from school with maths homework. Just under half (47 percent) of the 2,000 mums and dads polled, who have children under 16, said ...
Cooking is sometimes called a science, but have you ever thought of it as maths? When you break down the elements of this art form, it's hard not to see it as a numbers game. From weighing out ...
A maths lecturer left baffled by his seven-year-old daughter's geometry homework took to Twitter to ask for help. Dr Kit Yates, co-director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of ...