Description: From the moment we enter school as children, we are made to feel as if our brains are fixed entities, capable of learning certain things and not others, influenced exclusively by genetics. This notion follows us into adulthood, where we tend to simply accept these established beliefs about our skillets (e.g., that we don't have "a math brain" or that we aren't "the creative type"). These false assumptions have influenced all of us at some time, affecting our confidence and willingness to try new things and limiting our choices, and, ultimately, our futures. Limitless Mind explodes these myths, sharing new findings from neuroscience that affect how we live as well as how we learn and featuring practical insights and transformational stories that show the ways we can all become limitless-and learn, lead, and live without barriers.
Brief description:
Dr. Jo Boaler is a professor of education and equity at Stanford University and the faculty director of youcubed--an education resource that has reached over 230 million students. She is the author of the first MOOC on mathematics teaching and learning, as well as nine mathematics books and numerous research articles. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Time magazine, The Telegraph, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, and many other news outlets. She was named by the BBC as one of eight educators "changing the face of education."
Review Quotes:
"Jo Boaler is one of the most creative and innovative educators today. Limitless Mind marries cutting-edge brain science with her experience in the classroom, not only proving that each of us has limitless potential but offering strategies for how we can achieve it." - LAURENE POWELL JOBS
"Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others."
- CAROL DWECK, author of Mindset