Mistakes: Villains or Heroes?

Math Therapy

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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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. What's wrong with making mistakes? (00:00:48)

3. Fostering mistake-friendly environments (00:06:29)

4. Impacts of mistake-shaming (00:14:44)

5. Reading your comments/tweets (00:20:30)

6. Strategies to encourage mistakes (00:25:59)

7. Conclusion (00:30:03)