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comment by katakowsj
katakowsj  ·  3476 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Do you believe in Math People? Why believing in them closes doors of opportunity.

You mind if I share your post with my middle schoolers? The efforts you describe are admirable. I'm currently trying to convince a few more at a time that with concerted efforts in the right direction, they can learn to do most anything.

I'm swimming upstream right now against a current of parents with the, "I was never a math person, so I figure that (insert sons/daughters name here) isn't also." approach to mathematics.





oyster  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, I don't mind at all ! That sounds rough, my mom used to say my sister wasn't a math person but the reality is that she could have been good if she believed she could do it.