The fear of mathematics often begins when children meet operations on what?

1. The paper says there is evidence that introducing operations on fractions coincides with the beginning of fear of mathematics. 2. The rules look arbitrary and have to be memorised while whole-number rules are still shaky. 3. It therefore asks for less emphasis on fraction operations at primary level. _Source: NCERT National Focus Group Position Paper on Teaching of Mathematics, 6.1.3 Fractions and decimals_