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The Negative Stigma Surrounding Mathematics, Marissa A. Greisen
The Negative Stigma Surrounding Mathematics, Marissa A. Greisen
PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal
There is a negative stigma that surrounds mathematics in our education system. It is important to bring notice to this for the benefit of future students. There is a lot of research claiming that math is looked down on, but they do not answer why, or what we can do to fix it. Why is there a greater negative stigma around math and not other subjects? What roles to teachers, parents, and peers play in this stigma? In this article, I created a survey for people to answer questions regarding their opinion on math, who they believe typically does well …