John Mighton is the founder of JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Mathematical Prodigies), an expanding educational charity that has grown to provide free math tutoring to 12 inner-city Toronto schools. The Myth of Ability is the story of Mighton’s remarkable success with this endeavour, a story whose inspiration derives in large part from the profoundly democratizing principle on which it is based: that all children – not just those with innate aptitudes – are capable of achieving sophisticated levels of mathematical mastery through a combination of positive feedback and an approach that distills the subject into the most elementary concept. Read more…
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THE MYTH OF ABILITY:
Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child
by John Mighton
Quill & Quire, July 1, 2003
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Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child
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Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child
by John Mighton Posted by: admin Categories: Adult Non-fiction, Reviews Tags: mathematical talent, political statements, Quill and Quire, sophisticated levels, studying mathematics
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