Managing the Mean Math Blues: Study Skills for Student Success

ISBN: 0132295156

Author: Ooten, Cheryl

Condition: New

Is it possible for math-phobic students to learn math? Yes! Not only can they learn math, they can excel by learning the truly unique techniques in Managing the Mean Math Blues. Written by an experienced math teacher and psychotherapist, this book helps students overcome their negative perceptions about math using positive psychology, brain-based learning, and study skills techniques. Students turn failure into success as they practice these new skills on basic math content. With clear psychological models for concentration and focus (called flow) into math, students learn how to match their skills with math challenges, set short-term goals and seek feedback in order to learn math successfully.

• Students relearn or review and then practice basic math concepts needed at all levels of math, perhaps understanding them for the first time. | Empowers students to actively combat negativity with math by identifying and re-framing thought distortions and removing barriers. | Reassures students that they are not alone and thereby giving them hope and motivation to keep reading. | Draws students into the process with non-threatening, permission-giving activities that build their confidence and skill levels. | Provides students with illustrations that illuminate the