I know the panic of ‘maths anxiety’. But hope may be the best solution | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Research shows studying maths can make pupils feel rage and despair. Schools must teach them that they can succeed

I’m bad at maths. I want you to know that this is not a boast, though to say that you are bad at maths has somehow become a badge of honour, in a way that publicly saying “I’m barely literate” never can be (even Donald Trump doesn’t admit that). A few years ago, the charity National Numeracy even criticised celebrities who boast about their poor maths skills as contributing to the national “scourge” of poor numeracy.

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