A week ago in The Washington Post, Richard Morin pointed us to a set of studies that show that when you prime people with subtle cues, you can change their performance on tests.
The payoff conclusion comes in the last paragraph on the first …
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As a woman, growing up with ADD, yet not aware that ADD was an issue I struggled with math terribly. I could hardly add without using my fingers well into high school. However, multiplication was a breeze. I waited until I was 31 yrs. old to go to college, of course at my age algebra was not a requirement for graduation back then. Of course I had to take it when I went to college and it left me a bit more than tense. Well, come to find out, I made it through inter. algebra, on to coll. alg. I then II, all with 4.0 at the end of my 2nd semester. So, people change, enviroment changes, and the people around you can make all the difference in the world. I believe it’s all in your head! “smile” Of course, no pun intended there.
I grew up in an environment where I was never aware of the fact that there was a prejudice against women in the world of mathematics. Only after I started my Actuary studies, I found that my classmates were surprised at my success–because I was a girl! What nonsense! I love math and always have, and never let being female confuse me to think that that I’m not as good as I am.