Tag Archives: growth mindset

Putting Sums back into Summer

Posted on January 31, 2022 by msaul

by Scott Taylor Colby College Waterville, ME  Every math teacher hears the “What’s it good for?” complaint. Even elementary students want to know what math is good for. But children, especially those who are at risk of not succeeding academically, … Continue reading →

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Everyone Can Learn Mathematics to High Levels: The Evidence from Neuroscience that Should Change our Teaching

Posted on July 1, 2019 by msaul

By Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University, and co-founder of youcubed.org (This is the first of two of our most popular Blog posts that we repeat for the month of July. ) 2018 was an important year for … Continue reading →

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Everyone Can Learn Mathematics to High Levels: The Evidence from Neuroscience that Should Change our Teaching

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Art Duval

By Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University, and co-founder of youcubed.org 2018 was an important year for the Letchford family – for two related reasons. First it was the year that Lois Letchford published her book: Reversed: A … Continue reading →

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#thestruggleisREAL: Reflection in a Real Analysis Class

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ben Braun

By Katharine Ott, Department of Mathematics, Bates College Real Analysis is a rite of passage for undergraduate math majors. It is one of my favorite courses to teach, but I recognize that the course is challenging for students, and, for … Continue reading →

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Theory into Practice: Growth Mindset and Assessment

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Art Duval

By Cody L. Patterson, University of Texas at San Antonio Several years ago, I took up running. At first, I wasn’t particularly good at it, but I persisted: about two or three times each week, I would go for a … Continue reading →

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