hello i just accepted a job at the elementary school in my hometown
Are you teaching somewhere between kindergarden and fifth grade?
i am teaching fifth graders science and math
When I was younger I learned arithemetic, english, advanced mathematics,grammar and spelling, I hated grammar 
i was always good in math and science, same as you I hated grammar
Mathematical anxiety
Mathematical anxiety is anxiety about one's ability to do mathematics. It is a phenomenon that is often considered when examining students' problems in mathematics.
Math anxiety.
Mark H. Ashcraft defines math anxiety as "a feeling of tension, apprehension, or fear that interferes with math performance" (2002, p. 1). The academic study of math anxiety originates as early as the 1950s, where Mary Fides Gough introduced the term "mathemaphobia" to describe the phobia-like feelings of many towards
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