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Not true!

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I have totally changed my teaching since my early days and built my curriculum around the quality of thinking.

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calling on the first student whose hand is up

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calling on the first student whose hand is up

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Not always

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Once along the way, I heard "that's my favorite NO" and here's why.... or why is this may favorite no?  Flips the script!

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Once along the way, I heard "that's my favorite NO" and here's why.... or why is this may favorite no?  Flips the script!

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It's why we have become rushed adults. We need to watch kids and slow down. it's why I teach mindfulness and slowing down.

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i literally believe the opposite now in my regular life...but it hasn't really shown up fully in my teaching!

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i literally believe the opposite now in my regular life...but it hasn't really shown up fully in my teaching!

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I talk daily with students to convince them that the right answer isn't the focus....and that doing something quickly is no better than slowly

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I talk daily with students to convince them that the right answer isn't the focus....and that doing something quickly is no better than slowly

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People process information at different speed.

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Everyone does things at different pace finding a middle.

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Everyone does things at different pace finding a middle.

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But when I taught at a regents (state test) school I know I pushed this narrative.

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Honestly have to admit to being impressed by speedy correct work.

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Honestly have to admit to being impressed by speedy correct work.

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I used to think I was horrible at math because I was accurate but super slow.

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No. I am more concerned with if the concept is understood. 

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No. I am more concerned with if the concept is understood. 

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I haven't always been the fastest, so I know it's not always better.

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I haven't always been the fastest, so I know it's not always better.

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faster is better is a part of our culture - I wish we valued other things over speed more in the larger community (like in the business world, etc.)

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faster is better is a part of our culture - I wish we valued other things over speed more in the larger community (like in the business world, etc.)

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Andrew Wiles took 6 years to prove Fermat's last theorem! 

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Andrew Wiles took 6 years to prove Fermat's last theorem! 

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Very true

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When students get to middle school they often already see themselves as  "good at math" or "bad at math", often I think this is because they believe they aren't fast at it. 

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When students get to middle school they often already see themselves as  "good at math" or "bad at math", often I think this is because they believe they aren't fast at it. 

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I was literally "the slow one" growing up.... So I can't stand this thought process!

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I was literally "the slow one" growing up.... So I can't stand this thought process!

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In ICT I spend more time trying to get the fast kids to NOT call out.

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In ICT I spend more time trying to get the fast kids to NOT call out.

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I am guilty of this for sure.  I want to discover and change any blind spots that I have here.

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I am guilty of this for sure.  I want to discover and change any blind spots that I have here.

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we learn when we are wrong more than when we are right

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we learn when we are wrong more than when we are right

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about the narratives that I'm guilty of and NOT aware of

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It's always interesting to see different methods of approaching a problem. I am always thrilled when students approach with different methods.

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I think if we can do more with SEL and growth mindset we can combat this narrative

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I think if we can do more with SEL and growth mindset we can combat this narrative

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But the tests are a brief moment in our classrooms.

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This is still common among students, teachers, and folks who don't identify as mathematicians--"in math, there's always a right answer!" I like to celebrate interesting/important/valuable mistakes...

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I encourage my "faster" students to do more of the work without the help of a calculator. The faster you go, the more mental math I make you do.

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I love norming mistakes! I “ooh ooh ooh!” 👏👏👏when there’s a great mistake to discuss. I also don’t let another kid correct it unless the first student wants it. We work through it together with safety and cheer for the correction to the understanding.

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I let the time restraints influence me far too often

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I let the time restraints influence me far too often

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Just because someone takes longer to process and reach the answer doesn't mean they are less intelligent.

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This is what I automatically thought about. I teach for the regent exam... it's timed.

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so called wrong answers lead to much more interesting discussions and learning experiences 

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so called wrong answers lead to much more interesting discussions and learning experiences 

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Faster is not always better.  It's the thought process that is better. Making mistakes along the way allows for more learning.

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Faster is not always better.  It's the thought process that is better. Making mistakes along the way allows for more learning.

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Not so much... speed leads to silly errors... 

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Not so much... speed leads to silly errors... 

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But sometimes too much time leads to students overthinking and psyching themselves out.

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The best place to make mistakes is the classroom. We can explore misconceptions when students make errors in class.

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The best place to make mistakes is the classroom. We can explore misconceptions when students make errors in class.

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Not wanting to share in case the answer is wrong

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Not wanting to share in case the answer is wrong

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Not enough wait time- definitely quick to praise correct answers and move on.

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Not enough wait time- definitely quick to praise correct answers and move on.

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Students may not feel certain career avenues are open to them

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Students may not feel certain career avenues are open to them

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We have calculators, so calclulating 'correctly' really isn't as important as understanding and thinking critically about mathematical ideas.

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When in a time crunch it is easy to call on the students that are quicker, however, definitely not right but guilty of this at times. 

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When in a time crunch it is easy to call on the students that are quicker, however, definitely not right but guilty of this at times. 

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It likely means that you didn't take time to read or understand the question.

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I help my students comprehend that the beauty of math lies within the differences!!!! Noone is wrong, they may just take a different path to find the solution!

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I help my students comprehend that the beauty of math lies within the differences!!!! Noone is wrong, they may just take a different path to find the solution!

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Praise the process!!! Not the answer! Discuss correct AND incorrect processes and praise both and why BOTH help us learn!!

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Praise the process!!! Not the answer! Discuss correct AND incorrect processes and praise both and why BOTH help us learn!!

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We’re prioritizing “calculators” instead of “mathematical thinkers”

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We’re prioritizing “calculators” instead of “mathematical thinkers”

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Wrong allows room to make mistakes. I changed this narrative after waking up to realizing my perfection is keeping me small.

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If you're getting everything right all the time in my class, I am not challenging you or asking questions open enough for you to think.

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I love making mistakes in front of students... often not on purpose. 

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I love making mistakes in front of students... often not on purpose. 

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It's part of being human.

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We are beholden to the bell, so we have an ingrained/institutionalized tendency to celebrate speed.

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Don't we have to praise the correct answer??

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Don't we have to praise the correct answer??

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Mistakes are important, teaches people to persevere. Mistakes don't make you.

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Mistakes are important, teaches people to persevere. Mistakes don't make you.

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In a wrong answer we may see correct thoughts

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When I am tired and want things to be easy...

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I've heard that mistakes are valued in Chinese mathematics classrooms and that students are excited to share their thinking because everyone learns from their mistake in a positive way. It would be awesome if we could do this in American culture also. 

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I've heard that mistakes are valued in Chinese mathematics classrooms and that students are excited to share their thinking because everyone learns from their mistake in a positive way. It would be awesome if we could do this in American culture also. 

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Journey is more important than destination

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Rushing curriculum to keep up to the pacing. Instead of slowing down for each individual kid. Need to slow down not only for state test but all tests.

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these kids these days...

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You can ignore the opportunity to foster genius in those that work at slower speeds or tend to make mistakes by focusing on those that are quick to answer and are more willing to participate.

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You can ignore the opportunity to foster genius in those that work at slower speeds or tend to make mistakes by focusing on those that are quick to answer and are more willing to participate.

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Making sure both boys and girls feel like mathematicians! 

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Making sure both boys and girls feel like mathematicians! 

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Definitely need to make girls feel strong in math as well. Still...they end up feeling like they aren't good at math from a very young age. The boys speak up and then they tend to retreat.

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There are often many ways to get to the answer and to think about things. Explain what you did? and it is so important to remember that mistakes help us to learn.

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By the time kids come to my alternative high school, students have been so used to being calculators and not mathematical thinkers, they are not sure what to do with an open-ended question or one where I ask them to give their opinion about something.

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I purposely make mistakes and have students correct it.   

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I purposely make mistakes and have students correct it.   

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I often make intentional mistakes when I problem solve in front of my student

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Will it last the TEST of time?

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Some students are poor test takers due to anxiety and data can be skewed

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Some students are poor test takers due to anxiety and data can be skewed

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I try to help my kids unpack different thinking about a given problem, highlighting important mistakes (either common misunderstandings, or correct, not complete work)

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Mistakes

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Thinking to

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It makes other learners feel stupid, isolated, disconnected.

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It makes other learners feel stupid, isolated, disconnected.

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Some jobs REQUIRE accuracy and efficiency (surgeons, air traffic controllers, etc)

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Faster students seem to demand attention, as we feel that we are holding them back, I know this is wrong. In a mixed class we have to go slowly, making them wait. It is a constant tension.

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Faster students seem to demand attention, as we feel that we are holding them back, I know this is wrong. In a mixed class we have to go slowly, making them wait. It is a constant tension.

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If students are getting everything correct, they probably aren't learning very much. I always say that if you are getting everything correct all of the time, I am not doing my job as a teacher.

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Yeah...we have to get rid of this. Our elementary students have unlimited time and sometimes work on it for the ENTIRE day. 6.5 hours, with a lunch break in the conference room, so they aren't chatting about the test.

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Yeah...we have to get rid of this. Our elementary students have unlimited time and sometimes work on it for the ENTIRE day. 6.5 hours, with a lunch break in the conference room, so they aren't chatting about the test.

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We should teach students to be mathematical thinkers... Tests have limits on timing and their not important as quality judgments of students... they are tools for us to figure out how to teach our students better and tools for students to learn that revision of thinking is important and essential for success.

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I think our students may not feel the space is safe and I think this is tied to how well we integrate SEL with our content

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I think our students may not feel the space is safe and I think this is tied to how well we integrate SEL with our content

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It is easy to gravitate to the kids and the narrative of "faster is better". 

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It is easy to gravitate to the kids and the narrative of "faster is better". 

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Maybe by focusing on time constraints of the lesson and calling on fast worker to move lesson along

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Maybe by focusing on time constraints of the lesson and calling on fast worker to move lesson along

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It's also Culturally OK in the US to be "dumb" at math

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It's also Culturally OK in the US to be "dumb" at math

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It's always a race against the clock and the curriculum pacing guide. I often rush and hurry them to get finished.

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Mistakes and struggle make our brains grow!  

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Mistakes and struggle make our brains grow!  

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(and getting the answer correct doesn't)

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Study Skills - Learning From Mistakes (Jo Boaler)