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Homework burns students out and is never beneficial.

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Homework burns students out and is never beneficial.

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School mathematics are not real life applications. Ch. 3

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A students background does not impact their learning.

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Successful people in general are comfortable being wrong. p.14

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That wanting change means that we can initiate change.

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That wanting change means that we can initiate change.

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That having a growth mindset fixes everything

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That having a growth mindset fixes everything

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Just because someone starts off bad in math, doesn't mean they can't excel at it with hard work and determination.

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Just because someone starts off bad in math, doesn't mean they can't excel at it with hard work and determination.

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That all students will change their mindset if teachers instruct math the way she describes in the book.

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That all students will change their mindset if teachers instruct math the way she describes in the book.

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That students have a good home life and support.

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That students have a good home life and support.

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kids joy of math is easily replaced by rules and procedures

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kids joy of math is easily replaced by rules and procedures

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That grades do not matter for math and the process is what is important.  All would agree this is what is best.

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That grades do not matter for math and the process is what is important.  All would agree this is what is best.

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math gets treated different than any other subject

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math gets treated different than any other subject

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Students are not "hard-wired" to be good or bad at math.

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Students are not "hard-wired" to be good or bad at math.

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We as teachers have the math foundational skills to think about math a different way.

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We as teachers have the math foundational skills to think about math a different way.

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big gap between real world math and school math

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big gap between real world math and school math

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That many of the strategies she talks about in the book can be applied across all grade levels--when they really cannot!

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All students will learn to love math if the growth mindset is applied.

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All students will learn to love math if the growth mindset is applied.

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Parent reinforcement should not be assumed or counted on.

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Parent reinforcement should not be assumed or counted on.

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Teachers and parents mold preconceived notions about how hard or easy math is going to be.

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Teachers and parents mold preconceived notions about how hard or easy math is going to be.

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Math teachers must be willing to have a growth mindset and be willing to change many of their ways of teaching math.

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Students who are the highest achieving in math have a growth mindset

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Students who are the highest achieving in math have a growth mindset

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That all students are able to be successful in math no matter what their background is

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That we have enough class time to allow students to work through this type of learning process.

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That we have enough class time to allow students to work through this type of learning process.

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Being bad at math is not genetic. Just because your parents weren't good at math, doesn't make you automatically bad at math too

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Being bad at math is not genetic. Just because your parents weren't good at math, doesn't make you automatically bad at math too

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That there is a common definition of "math brain".

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That there is a common definition of "math brain".

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That most teachers are teaching math the wrong way

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That most teachers are teaching math the wrong way

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Fixed mindsets can develop with praise given by parents and teachers

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Fixed mindsets can develop with praise given by parents and teachers

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Everyone can learn math as well as anyone else. They need a growth mindset.

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That all students are willing to accept mistakes and have the drive to correct them.

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That all students are willing to accept mistakes and have the drive to correct them.

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That all students are excited to learn math and have an interest in the subjec

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That our math classes are set up to be able to do what she suggests.  (The structure of our rooms etc)

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That our math classes are set up to be able to do what she suggests.  (The structure of our rooms etc)

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Teachers have the time/desire to learn new concepts and methods to teaching math.

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Teachers have the time/desire to learn new concepts and methods to teaching math.

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She assumes students are willing to share  mistakes, but typically they are hesitant.

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That educators are unaware of the research on best instruction in math

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That educators are unaware of the research on best instruction in math

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Anybody can be good at Math.

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That it is easy to change the way we teach and to make floor to ceiling problems.  

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That it is easy to change the way we teach and to make floor to ceiling problems.  

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That teachers will know how to dive right into this type of teaching

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That teachers will know how to dive right into this type of teaching

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That students come to you already with an understanding of the very basics.

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That students come to you already with an understanding of the very basics.

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By reading this book, we will all believe in the growth mindset

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By reading this book, we will all believe in the growth mindset

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Teachers don't understand how students learn.

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Boaler believes that Math should be about embracing the mistakes that students make and students will be okay with this thinking.