For 23 years, I’ve taught high school math. And for 23 years, I’ve been told by people that they either are a “math person” or they are not. I get it: Math isn’t easy. Movies and TV shows make it look ...

People often succeed at a level far below their abilities. For example, even if we look at highly intelligent individuals, only 2.86% of the 210 highly gifted children in a 35-year study grew up to be ...

Can a growth mindset help improve academic performance? There are many ideas about how students’ academic performance can be improved. A widely popular group of measures is growth mindset ...

At the beginning of the school year, Milton Elementary-Middle math teacher Annette Bodin gives her third grade students an eraser with their name on it. They read “The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes” ...