On building self-confidence in mathematics

Theodore Eisenberg

doi:10.1093/teamat/10.4.154

On building self-confidence in mathematics

Theodore Eisenberg

Department of Mathematics

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Self-confidence built on success is the most important objective of the mathematics curriculum("Everybody Counts," 1989, p 45)¹The pursuit of good feeling in education is a dead end.The way to true self-esteem is through real achievementand real learning(Krauthammer, 1990, p. 78)²A dangerous myth. Either you have it in math or youdon't, and the job of the teacher (or school) is to findout who has it. (Usiskin, 1990, p 6)³

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	154-158
Number of pages	5
Journal	Teaching Mathematics and its Applications
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/10.4.154
State	Published - 1 Dec 1991

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