Today it is critical to excite young people about mathematics in our high-tech STEM world we live in. Math teachers today need to embolden students to be confident in their ability to solve problems, to think and use their imaginations, to understand mathematical concepts, to be creative, and to see math as a human endeavor. The author feels that…

Today, being confident and having a sound understanding of mathematics is critical in an age of STEM. Teachers must play in important role in seeing that all students display their confidence in their ability to do mathematics. This paper explains the process of using bibliotherapy when teaching mathematics to address both the math anxious or the…

Discusses the presence of math anxiety in otherwise gifted secondary students. It suggests the use of bibliotherapy and offers a sample lesson plan focused on the children's book, "Math Curse," to help students see mathematics as a tool for making life easier. An appendix provides an annotated listing of teacher resources on math anxiety. (DB)