如何教出一个数学天才?
<p><span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p>对数学感到头痛的父母常常害怕这样一件事情：教育同样厌恶这个科目的孩子。</p><p><span word="Tammy">Tammy</span> <span word="Jolley">Jolley</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> - '<span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="math">math</span>-<span word="phobic">phobic</span>,' <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="algebra">algebra</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="her">her</span> 9-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="her">her</span> '<span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, '<span word="Aaarghh">Aaarghh</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span>,' ' <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Madison">Madison</span>, <span word="Ala">Ala</span>., <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="court">court</span> <span word="official">official</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span>.</p><p>塔米·乔利（<span word="Tammy">Tammy</span> <span word="Jolley">Jolley</span>）是阿拉巴马州麦迪逊县（<span word="Madison">Madison</span>）的一名法院官员，她说自己就是患有“严重数学恐惧症”人群中的一员。在高中、大学时代好不容易熬着学完了代数学与统计学的课程后，乔利现在又得给自己九岁的儿子杰克辅导数学作业了。她说，这么做会让她“想要发出这样的感慨，‘啊哈，数学真难，我知道你为什么学不明白了。’”但乔利还是硬着头皮、强迫自己去鼓励儿子学数学。</p><p><span word="Ongoing">Ongoing</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shedding">shedding</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="Math">Math</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="predictor">predictor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2007 <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Developmental">Developmental</span> <span word="Psychology">Psychology</span>.</p><p>目前正在进行的研究进一步揭示了数学对孩子成功的重要性。2007年刊发于《发展心理学》（<span word="Developmental">Developmental</span> <span word="Psychology">Psychology</span>）期刊的一篇研究论文指出，学生在幼儿园时表现出来的数学能力是他们在日后学习中能否取得好成绩的一个预报器，其预示作用甚至超过了集中注意力的能力和阅读能力。</p>
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