Having a positive mindset in math may do more than just help students feel more confident about their skills and more willing to keep trying when they fail; it may prime their brains to think better.

IRVINE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — MIND Education today announced the launch of InsightMath, the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with an approach explicitly designed around how ...

There’s a scene in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver," where high school math teacher Jaime Escalante (played by Edward James Olmos) argues with the head of the school’s math program about the ...

Are your abilities inherent talents, things that you’re either born with or you’re not? Or are your abilities skills that can be trained and developed? Can intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or ...

It's no secret that math is a subject many find challenging, possibly even intimidating. Too often, we hear both adults and students openly proclaim themselves as "bad at math," stating they "just can ...

For 23 years, I’ve taught high school math. And for 23 years, I’ve been told by people that they either are a “math person” or they are not. I get it: Math isn’t easy. Movies and TV shows make it look ...

Historically, students have been led to believe that they are either destined to be good at math or that they just “aren’t a math person.” At Springfield (MO) Public Schools, we wanted all of our ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck coined the phrase “growth mindset” as the belief that you can develop ...