New paper by Jo Boaler & Tanya LaMar
Nicholas Letchford grew up in Australia, a quiet boy who loved to build and solve puzzles. In Nicholas’ first years of school his parents were told that he was learning disabled, that he had a very low IQ and that he was “the worst child they had seen in 20 years”. In 2018, Nicholas’ mother Lois published her book: Reversed: A Memoir, describing their teaching and learning journey together. That year, Nicholas graduated from Oxford University with a doctorate in applied mathematics.
Our paper on special education aims to communicate scientific evidence in two main areas. First we share a growth approach to special education that draws from the latest neuroscientific work in brain training. Second we report on schools and teachers taking a multi-dimensional approach to the teaching of mathematics that works to honor many different types of thinking, valuing difference and rejecting ideas of deficit.
Two Films that Challenge Common Practices in Education
Students’ Different Experiences With Math Facts
for activities featured in the film, see Fluency without Fear
