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The case for ‘math-ish’ thinking. In a new book, Jo Boaler argues for a more flexible, creative approach to math. “Stepping back and judging whether a calculation is reasonable might be the most valuable mathematical skill a person can develop.”
In Math-Ish, Boaler shares new neuroscientific research on how embracing the concept of “math-ish”—a theory of mathematics as it exists in the real world—changes the way we think about mathematics, data, and ourselves.
Dr. Jo Boaler is the Nominelli Olivier professor of education (mathematics) at Stanford University, the faculty director of youcubed—an education resource that has reached over 230 million students, and cofounder of Struggly.
Apr 27, 2018 · Boaler, a professor at the Graduate School of Education, sees math altogether differently — as a subject of beauty and creativity in which any student can thrive.
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Jo Boaler 138 higher levels than the national average, despite being at lower levels when they entered Phoenix Park. One of the reasons that the Phoenix Park students outperformed the Amber Hill students was the open-ended mathematics approach they experienced and the higher levels of interest they developed in mathematics.
Sep 25, 2024 · Jo Boaler’s latest book, Math-ish, is the newest chapter in her journey to infuse social justice and “equity” goals into mathematics education, as she has accomplished with the approval of her California Mathematics Framework in 2023.
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Oct 1, 2019 · If you think you just don’t have the brain for certain skills, you’re not only deceiving yourself, you’re undermining your ability to learn — whether it’s math, basketball, or playing the clarinet, says Jo Boaler, the Nomellini and Olivier Professor of Education at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE).
