I am a 15 year old from India, currently in the 10th grade. I want to participate in the IMO. From now, I have about 5 months to prepare. The question is, is that possible? Can I really prepare myself from the beginner level to the level of the IMO in 5 months? How did you ...
Imagine O and Aarti are taking a really hard math test in December. After the test, what do they think O has a fixed mindset, the belief that your intelligence is “fixed”. You’re either smart or dumb. And if you’re smart, everything is easy for you. Aarti has a growth mindset...
When David was a student at Sunbeam Elementary, medical problems put him in the hospital regularly, said Mary Solomon-Gatson, the school's former nurse. Even then,she said, he impressed her as a bright child. He was one of the school's few students to pass the state's achievement tests...
I kept doing math in my head. Did I do it right? Yippee! Our results were negative! We were also required to fill out and submit a “locator form” so the authorities there could keep track of us should we become positive while there. I must say that I was so impressed that ...
mattered less than "learning how not to make a fool of yourself around tools." My cousin was especially fond of the "measure twice, cut once" maxim because she loved measuring and counting games. She and her father did math puzzles and word problems for fun, and now she teaches physics....