Anecdotal evidence, but my primary school teacher's refrain was "math is hard!". Not exactly helpful, and it was puzzling to me as a primary schooler since, you

Anecdotal evidence, but my primary school teacher's refrain was "math is hard!". Not exactly helpful, and it was puzzling to me as a primary schooler since, you know, addition and subtraction aren't so bad. I still remember it because she said it so damned often. If we could reach people like her and make the impression that such attitudes are detrimental to the future of every child she teaches, perhaps more progress could be made.