As part of our professional learning of DMIC maths (Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities) we have been exploring why struggle is an important part of the learning process. A very interesting article we feel that parents may want to read explores why struggle is essential for the brain. It is written by Jo Boaler who is the Nomellini-Olivier Professor of Education at Stanford, co-founder of youcubed.org and author of the new book “Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead & Live without Barriers.”

Below is an excerpt from the article:

"As parents and teachers, we do just about everything we can to make sure that children don’t struggle. It turns out we are making a terrible mistake. Research shows that struggling is absolutely critical to mastery and that the highest achieving people in the world are those who have struggled the most." 

You can read the rest of this article at: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-10-28-why-struggle-is-essential-for-the-brain-and-our-lives