Overcoming Maths Anxiety

Overcoming Maths Anxiety

Struggling with maths in school is all too common, and the recent 2005 National Report on schooling revealed that over 14% of students were not up to scratch when they started high school. This is somewhat understating the situation, as even being “up to scratch” is a long way short of having a real grasp of all the topics on the upper primary curriculum. The government has acknowledged the situation, by featuring numeracy and literacy in the recent Budget.

So why do students fall behind in maths and does it matter? Well, whatever you may think about maths, any serious short-coming in school is preparation for failure in life. Success breeds success. We know that from our sporting heroes.

Ebony Puopolo, was a struggling grade 5 student until she enrolled in the Maths Wiz program from Kinetic Education Pty Ltd (Moorabbin, Victoria). Now she is a very confident year 8 student and enjoys assisting her class-mates when they get stuck at their maths. Ebony has been using the Kinetic Education programs steadily for more than two years, to support what she is being taught in school

“Before I was using Kinetic, it was just really bad. I was getting C’s and it was really disappointing. I used to always ask people in my class how to do the maths because I wasn’t sure on it. Now I’m helping other people with understanding maths and it’s a really good feeling”, said Ebony.

“Maths Wiz is really exciting, it never gets boring because you can follow what you’re doing at school and sometimes you can even skip ahead a bit and so when you get to learning that at school you already know it. When I started using Kinetic Education, it was fantastic, I went from a C to a B minus, to a B plus, to an A.”

So why was Ebony falling behind in school, and how come she was able to succeed in maths, when her teachers had told her that she just didn’t have the aptitude for it?

“A lot of children start off school just as smart as any other but for some reason they’re readiness isn’t available for them to learn something that might be a maths series or some phonics or some reading and then they never get to catch up. They’re always feeling that they’re not good enough. They’re always feeling that the other kids are smarter than them and they need some special help… The Kinetic Education program can give parents a great sense of direction and a sense of structured involvement, which will give them great satisfaction,” explained Dr Janet Hall, a well known clinical and counseling psychologist.

Kinetic Education is a Melbourne software developer, dedicated to helping young Australians achieve their full potential in mathematics and English. As well as providing interactive learning on the cd-roms, Kinetic Education monitors and guides the students, so that they are encouraged to persist and know what they need to do. This is achieved through state-of-the-art technology which allows the Kinetic Education tutors to see detailed reports from all the students.

“When Ebony came home and said to me “I think I need some help”, then I had to do something. You can’t just say “Oh, you’ll be right” because another year goes past and they’re falling further and further behind,” says Leanne, Ebony’s mother, Leanne. “You’ve actually got to act on it, to help your child.”

For more information about Kinetic Education’s range of education software programs and how they can help your child, please visit www.kineticeducation.com.au or ring 1800 2 MATHS.

For more information on this Press Release, please contact Joanna at Kinetic Education on 8525 5800.

Article Source: http://www.therepozitory.com.au

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