What started as a 50-point class project has become a published tool for changing how students think about mathematics.

Having a positive mindset in math may do more than just help students feel more confident about their skills and more willing to keep trying when they fail; it may prime their brains to think better.

There’s a scene in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver," where high school math teacher Jaime Escalante (played by Edward James Olmos) argues with the head of the school’s math program about the ...

College students are often urged to "find" their passion, but such advice could discourage them from exploring other disciplines or developing new skills if they feel their passion or interests have ...

Jo Boaler is a professor of math education at Stanford University and has written several books and research articles related to math education. She also co­-founded youcubed.org, an organization and ...

Historically, students have been led to believe that they are either destined to be good at math or that they just “aren’t a math person.” At Springfield (MO) Public Schools, we wanted all of our ...

Having just finished parent-teacher conferences, I reflected on my many conversations. How do we help our students gain a growth-mindset? Or rather, what have we done to destroy it? Teachers and ...

IRVINE, Calif., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MIND Education today announced the launch of InsightMath, the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with an approach explicitly ...