Mathematics
“If we believe that we can learn, and that mistakes are valuable, our brains grow to a greater extent when we make a mistake.” Jo Boaler
The Importance of Struggle
In the link below Jo Boaler outlines the importance of struggle within a mathematics classroom. At Holy Rosary we encourage our students to take risks and work through challenging tasks with a growth mindset. This means that as part of the learning process they will experience periods of struggle. Through exploration both individually and with their peers, children discover the processes they need to move beyond the struggle.
The Importance of Struggle 1 minute clip
You may have heard your children talk about the learning pit. This is language many of our teachers use around the process of moving past ‘within their learning. The image below describe the steps that the children take when confronted with a challenging task.
