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Mistakes: Villains or Heroes?

Mistakes: Villains or Heroes?

Update: 2023-07-06
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Should mistake-making be encouraged in math class? Or should mistakes be shamed because “in the real world” you can get fired from your job from making a mistake? You can probably guess how Vanessa feels, but a fellow educator recently disagreed … so of course she took to Twitter and a spirited convo ensued!

On today’s episode she further outer-processes her thoughts on this topic, and shares two classroom exercises that encourage constructive mistake-making and help normalize growth from failure.

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Mistakes: Villains or Heroes?

Mistakes: Villains or Heroes?

Vanessa Vakharia / The Math Guru