...In most cases there is something unfortunate happening between the subject area and the student's self-esteem – the subject is making the student feel stupid. (And, of course, this is quite common with mathematics, since it's so easy for a human being to experience math as intimidating.) There ... (read more)
...This is often due to not having the basics down pat. I would focus on that in fun ways and it makes all the rest easy. I have taught summer school math and it was very rewarding to see so many kids 'unblock' their mind set that they 'can't do math'. (read more)