Maths, more than any other subject causes anxiety in students. Maths anxiety or fear of maths is actually quite common. Usually maths anxiety comes from unpleasant experiences in maths. When anxious students look at maths problems, their minds go c blank. They feel stupid, and they can't remember how to do even the s things.
Students with maths anxiety usually have difficulties in f their minds on the maths problems. Their brains seem to shut down when a maths problem appears. Fear and anxiety take the place of clear t. Finally they give up their efforts to understand.
For some students, maths anxiety can turn into a great block forever. Maths teachers can help them move away this block by p the students with more support and encouraging them in maths study. However, a simple "you can do it" is not enough. I, the teachers need to prove to the students that they can do it, convincing them——by telling them stories of successful experiences——that they can do maths better than they think. In addition, teachers should move towards a real-life way to maths, with more attention on understanding and less on memorization, more on application and less on computation, more on students' participation and less on t lectures.
