“Once students have decided that they are not talented, their brains stop working efficiently. They stop persevering and paying attention.”
“A teacher should never assume that a student who initially fails to understand an explanation is incapable of progressing”
“If children were born with anything, it is a sense of the invisible beauty of the world.”
Inspiring quotes by Author, Educator and Mathematician John Mighton. If you are an educator seeking new ideas and tools to engage and inspire your students, I am sure you will find plenty of food for thought and inspiration in John’s TED Talk below –
To know more about John’s work to make kids learn and love math, visit JUMP Math’s Website.
