math and climbing

[ursula]

In November, my article on math anxiety and climbing came out in the magazine Math Horizons. It's about how I used what I know about teaching math to talk myself into climbing a wall. My first climbing partner, Megan, was on the magazine cover:

http://www.maa.org/mathhorizons/nov11.jpg

I've posted a proof of the article on my professional website:

http://people.uwec.edu/whitchua/notes/mathandgymclass-mathhorizons.pdf

Comments

[robynbender]

this is so useful! I will be using it with young psychotherapists. One of our big underlying themes is how people think achievements are possible only because of inborn TALENT -- which they have none of -- and are shocked to discover that SKILL can be learned and practiced. (First the therapists have to get that, then they can help their clients.) Brava!

[ursula]

Cool!

My little sister is doing a Ph.D. in counseling right now, actually-- we talk about this stuff a fair amount.