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> “When kids struggle, they immediately say ‘I don’t have a math brain,’” Boaler said. “That changes how the brain operates.” This really jumped out at me. I

> “When kids struggle, they immediately say ‘I don’t have a math brain,’” Boaler said. “That changes how the brain operates.” This really jumped out at me. I didn't read any context, but students CAN and SHOULD learn to struggle. Productively. Without thinking they are failing. Imagine you thought everything should come easily? That's not my experience in the world. The fact that students (are reported to) shut down when faced with difficulty is a failing of the educational system and something that should be worked against.

zozbot234 5y ago
> I didn't read any context, but students CAN and SHOULD learn to struggle. Productively. Without thinking they are failing. Unproductive struggling with math is the natural consequence of substandard math education, such as is encouraged by the unscientific and arguably insane notion (which is however common throughout the Education field) that all students can simply be expected to "learn their math by themselves", and therefore have no need for actual, focused and direct teaching of that subject.