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Quote to show students don't have to fear making mistakes
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I have some high school students which seem to be afraid of making mistakes. They are hesitant to make exercises in class because they want their course notes to be super clean, without any mistakes. The following has often happened in my class. A student writes (when $a$ is a positive real) $sqrt16a^2+9a^2 = 4a+3a = 7a$. When the correct solution is shown and the mistake the student made is discussed, the student erases his mistake and writes down the correct solution. However, when studying the contents, he is not reminded of the mistake. (Which would be very valuable)
Does anyone know of a nice quote which shows that there is great learning potential in making mistakes (and figuring out why!). (Especially in math)
I know of the following quote by prof. Francis Su. A nice quote, but it's more about the value of persistence.
Struggling is a good thing… it’s where learning happens, it’s what we professors are always doing in our research… the struggle is the most interesting place to be.
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I have some high school students which seem to be afraid of making mistakes. They are hesitant to make exercises in class because they want their course notes to be super clean, without any mistakes. The following has often happened in my class. A student writes (when $a$ is a positive real) $sqrt16a^2+9a^2 = 4a+3a = 7a$. When the correct solution is shown and the mistake the student made is discussed, the student erases his mistake and writes down the correct solution. However, when studying the contents, he is not reminded of the mistake. (Which would be very valuable)
Does anyone know of a nice quote which shows that there is great learning potential in making mistakes (and figuring out why!). (Especially in math)
I know of the following quote by prof. Francis Su. A nice quote, but it's more about the value of persistence.
Struggling is a good thing… it’s where learning happens, it’s what we professors are always doing in our research… the struggle is the most interesting place to be.
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I have some high school students which seem to be afraid of making mistakes. They are hesitant to make exercises in class because they want their course notes to be super clean, without any mistakes. The following has often happened in my class. A student writes (when $a$ is a positive real) $sqrt16a^2+9a^2 = 4a+3a = 7a$. When the correct solution is shown and the mistake the student made is discussed, the student erases his mistake and writes down the correct solution. However, when studying the contents, he is not reminded of the mistake. (Which would be very valuable)
Does anyone know of a nice quote which shows that there is great learning potential in making mistakes (and figuring out why!). (Especially in math)
I know of the following quote by prof. Francis Su. A nice quote, but it's more about the value of persistence.
Struggling is a good thing… it’s where learning happens, it’s what we professors are always doing in our research… the struggle is the most interesting place to be.
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Does anyone know of a nice quote which shows that there is great learning potential in making mistakes (and figuring out why!). (Especially in math)
I know of the following quote by prof. Francis Su. A nice quote, but it's more about the value of persistence.
Struggling is a good thing… it’s where learning happens, it’s what we professors are always doing in our research… the struggle is the most interesting place to be.
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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "By seeking and blundering we learn."
- Albert Einstein: "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
- Jo Boaler:
"When I have tutored people in math, I've always started by saying, 'By the way, I just want you to know that I love mistakes the most. They are the time that your brain grows, when you really learn, so it's really great to make mistakes.' [...] people immediately relax and breathe a sigh of relief and are much more willing to jump in to problems and persist longer."
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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "By seeking and blundering we learn."
- Albert Einstein: "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
- Jo Boaler:
"When I have tutored people in math, I've always started by saying, 'By the way, I just want you to know that I love mistakes the most. They are the time that your brain grows, when you really learn, so it's really great to make mistakes.' [...] people immediately relax and breathe a sigh of relief and are much more willing to jump in to problems and persist longer."
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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "By seeking and blundering we learn."
- Albert Einstein: "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
- Jo Boaler:
"When I have tutored people in math, I've always started by saying, 'By the way, I just want you to know that I love mistakes the most. They are the time that your brain grows, when you really learn, so it's really great to make mistakes.' [...] people immediately relax and breathe a sigh of relief and are much more willing to jump in to problems and persist longer."
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- Jo Boaler:
"When I have tutored people in math, I've always started by saying, 'By the way, I just want you to know that I love mistakes the most. They are the time that your brain grows, when you really learn, so it's really great to make mistakes.' [...] people immediately relax and breathe a sigh of relief and are much more willing to jump in to problems and persist longer."
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