CASE STUDY: Conquering Fear of Failure

In the Classroom

Gloria Ramone is a single mom who works part-time and lives and attends school in the inner city. She is eager to complete her education, begin her career, and have the opportunity to receive a higher salary. She is an electronics student who wants her classes to be practical and relevant. She is required to take a class in critical thinking, a class she is resisting because she sees no practical application to her job. Her attitude is affecting her attendance and participation.


1			Offer ideas to help Gloria see the importance of critical thinking in decision making.




2			Help her connect decisions in school with job decisions.

In the Workplace

Gloria is now a manager in a small electronics business. She is also taking evening classes, working toward a business degree. She has received promotions quickly on her job, but she knows that she needs further management training. Gloria is very interested in the electronics field and loves to solve problems. On a daily basis, she is faced with issues to solve and has decisions to make. She has lots of practice predicting results and using critical thinking for problem solving. Gloria enjoys most of the business classes, but she doesn't want to take the classes in finance and statistics. Gloria has math anxiety and is dreading the upper-division math and statistics.


3			What strategies in this chapter can help Gloria overcome math anxiety?




4			What are some affirmations Gloria could use to help her develop of positive attitude about math?

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