Students are far too often seeking refuge in the "math anxiety" shelter or
the "learning disabled" (in math only) category!!!
There are always exceptions, but the bottom-line (to me) is either you
*deal with it* or you do something else in life (like cling to someone
who will do all the thinking and tell you what to do)!!!
Is this "cold-hearted"??? :-)
Abe Mantell
Mathematics Department
Nassau Community College
Garden City, Ny 11530-6793
BTW: There are many ways to *deal with it* - the best being, try your
best with an open mind, and seek help when needed...and most of all -
PERSEVER!!!
>
> At 09:11 PM 10/1/98 EDT, CoolMath2@aol.com wrote:
> >In a message dated 10/1/98 5:52:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bret@IAG.NET
> >writes:
> >
> ><< The reasons the students have given for the committees that I have been on
> > have basically been "math anxiety." >>
> >
> >Then they should be told to GET OVER IT if they want to graduate from college.
> >
>
> Karen, you obviously are cold-hearted, cruel, insensitive, uncaring, and
> just down right mean. Don't you care about the delicate egos of these poor
> students suffering from this horrible disease. :-)
>
> (Note: Just in case anyone missed the emoticon, the above was said with
> tongue firmly in cheek.)
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