I taught a Pharmacy Technician course, & math was scary for 90% of my students, whether they're young or older. Math anxiety is definitely real, as I myself experienced it many years ago. Many have been passed through in elementary and high school, never learning basic math, i.e., fractions, multiplication tables, division, decimals, percents, etc. Most wanted to quit the 1st week after beginning the course, because they were terrified about MATH! I actually started from square one teaching them 2nd grade math over an 6-wk period. The 10% of my class who felt comfortable with math were given workbook pages and… >>>