The Fear of Math by Claudia Zaslavsky
Claudia Zaslavsky has helped thousands of people understand why maths made them miserable. Let her introduce you to real people who fled from anything to do with maths. All of them came to see that their maths troubles were not their fault. She gives a host of reassuring methods, drawn from many cultures, for tackling real-world maths problems.
What Zaslavsky does for mathematics is to remove the clandestine and reproachful stigma the public has generally had for the subjectHer easy, conversational style underscores this theme... Making this [book] widely available might enhance all of our efforts to make mathematics more accessible to every student, parent, administrator, and school board member and to the public in general. * Mathematics Teacher *
Should be required reading for every elementary school teacher or pre-service teacher. * The Science Teacher *
Claudia Zaslavsky - one of the finest and most sensitive math teachers I know - is exactly the person to guide you out of your fear of math! -- educational reformer Herbert Kohl * author of 36 Children *
Should be required reading for every elementary school teacher or pre-service teacher. * The Science Teacher *
Claudia Zaslavsky - one of the finest and most sensitive math teachers I know - is exactly the person to guide you out of your fear of math! -- educational reformer Herbert Kohl * author of 36 Children *
Claudia Zaslavsky, a leader in the use of multicultural materials in teaching math, is the author of Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Culture, The Multicultural Classroom, and many other books and articles on educational equity, math teaching, and math phobia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813520995 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813520991 |
| Title | The Fear of Math |
| Author | Claudia Zaslavsky |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Year published | 1994-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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