Math Mistakes Grow the Brain-Encourage Them

[teresaq]

There are many math manipulative programs out there, some are really excellent but my favorite since the 80s is Mortensen Math. It also encourages guided discovery and allowing children (anyone) to make mistakes til they figure it out.
 

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A fixed mindset is a mindset that believes intelligence (the brain) is fixed and not changing. But, it is a mindset that HINDERS brain growth AND the growth of one's intelligence. A person with a fixed mindset avoids challenges.

A person with growth mindset, on the other hand, sees difficult tasks as OPPORTUNITIES for growth. They believe that with effort, they can LEARN. And, they struggle to learn and grasp the problem, their brain ACTUALLY grows -- it grows new neurons and new connections between them (synapses).

Obviously, that is what we want to strive for in our children... and in us!

 

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