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Mindful Math

Also known as “New Age Math.” When the buzzword “mindful” subliminally conveys the idea that one can master the most disliked school subject, by cultivating a relaxed mind for the brain to focus on what is required in a math question—a mind-over-math approach via meditation and relaxation to reduce fear and failure.

The math education industry hasn’t been spared by the Mindfulness Movement, which is promoting “Mindful Math” programs countrywide to target the math-anxious kids of the rich and the famous—they’re preaching the feel-good gospel that math success is more psychological than logical.

by MathPlus February 7, 2018

Weapons of Math Persuasion

The tools you need to get the most mathophobic student or adult not to give up on the most disliked school subject even if it appears that they were not born with the “mathematical gene.”

Pep talks, study tips, showers of praise, and no condemnation for failures are some common weapons of math persuasion successful teachers use to help students achieve a decent level of mathematical proficiency.

by MathPlus January 30, 2018

Follow the cloud, not the crowd.

To be sensitive to the prompting of the Holy Spirit so that you may know God’s Will for you, instead of thinking that you need to be in a large gathering of fellow believers to feel God’s Presence and hear from Him.

God’s Presence or Power isn’t activated only when there’re more believers around, because He’s in their midst even when two or three of them come together—we need to follow the cloud, not the crowd.

by MathPlus January 25, 2018

Marijuana Math

The use of marijuana or illegal drugs as a means of relaxation, or as an outlet for creativity, among the best brains in academia to crack those fiendish math problems.

It’s a common sight to see that a number of first-rate mathematicians are heavy smokers, especially when they need a break from their half-baked proofs; however, less commonly known is that the more daring ones would consider marijuana math, hoping for an aha! experience in the process.

by MathPlus January 17, 2018

The Weak-end Effect

When you are mentally stressed and physically exhausted, because you can’t think and move, preferring to lie down to rest your out-of-shape body, while constantly worrying how you are going to meet those ridiculous deadlines come Monday.

Jessie sought counselling because she’s suffering from the weak-end effect—she wants to take back her 48 hours for herself and for her family, instead of letting her job take a toll on what used to be her free time—the weekend.

by MathPlus January 16, 2018

Make America White Again

When a racist and xenophobic political leader decries most non-white immigrants who landed in America as a bunch of AIDS carriers, lazy burgers, criminals, rapists, terrorists, or jobs stealers.

President Trump blames disloyal politicians and lawyers, who are defending millions of illegal or undocumented immigrants, because they threaten the lives of hardworking Americans—he wants to make America white again, by making it harder for black and colored peoples to seek a better life in the United States.

by MathPlus January 12, 2018

The Four “F” Words in Math

FEAR of not understanding the new math concepts.

FRUSTRATION in struggling to make sense of the concepts.

FATIGUE from mental stress and emotional pain in grasping the concepts.

FAILURE in mastering and applying the concepts.

Winners have not only banned the four-letter F-word from their vocabulary when faced with the most disliked school subject, but they have also refused to let the four “F” words in math rent a space in their minds.

by MathPlus January 8, 2018