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From the moment we enter school as children, we are made to feel as if our brains are fixed entities, capable of learning certain things and not others, influenced exclusively by genetics. This notion follows us into adulthood, where we tend to simply accept these established beliefs about our skillsets (i.e. that we don't have "a math brain" or that we aren't "the creative type"). These damaging--and as new science has revealed, false--assumptions...
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English
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"Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler--Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning--has studied why students don't like math and often fail in math classes. She's followed thousands of students through middle and high schools to study...
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Penguin Books
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2015.
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English
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A critical read for teachers and parents who want to improve children's mathematics learning. Featuring all the important advice and suggestions in the original edition of, this revised edition is now updated with new research on the brain and mathematics that is revolutionizing scientists' understanding of learning and potential. --Publisher's description.