Subtitle: How to Get Over It and Get on With Your Life!
Author: Claudia Zaslavsky
Subject: Mathematics
Paper ISBN 0-8135-2099-1
Pages: 250 pp. 100 b&w illus.

"What Zaslavsky does for mathematics is to remove the clandestine and reproachful stigma that public has generally had for the subject. Her easy, conversational style underscores this theme. . . . Making this widely available might enhance all of our efforts to make mathematics more accessible to every student, parent, administrator, and school board member and to the public in general."--Mathematics Teacher

"Should be required reading for every elementary school teacher or pre-service teacher."--The Science Teacher

"By exploring the cause for many people's phobia about the study and use of mathematics, then suggesting methods for reducing this anxiety, Zaslavsky will put many readers in control of their academic and daily conflicts with mathematics. . .. She suggests fun aspects of math that should be taught and offers a number of success stories."--Booklist

"Claudia Zaslavsky--one of the finest and most sensitive math teachers I know--is exactly the person to guide you out of your fear of math!"--educational reformer Herbert Kohl, author of 36 Children

Claudia Zaslavsky has helped thousands of men and women understand why math made them miserable. Let her introduce you to real people who, like you, fled from anything to do with math. All of them--White, African American, Asian American, Latino, artist, homemaker, manager, teacher, teenager, or grandparent--came to see that their math troubles were not their fault. Social stereotypes, poor schools, and well-meaning parents had convinced them that they couldnÕt, or shouldnÕt, do math.

Claudia Zaslavsky shows you how the school math you dreaded is a far cry from the math you really need in life (and probably know better than you ever suspected)! She gives a host of reassuring methods, drawn from many cultures, for tackling real-world math problems. She explodes the myth that women and minorities are not good at math. With Claudia Zaslavsky's help, you can see why math matters and how to get over the math barrier that has been holding you back from your goals in life.

Claudia Zaslavsky, a leader in the use of multicultural materials in teaching math, is the author of The Multicultural Classroom.