How to Learn Math: Schools and Mindset

If schools took on the mindset evidence seriously, what would they need to change?

"Mindset" refers to Carol Dweck's book


Schools would need to change parental attitudes and teacher attitudes and frankly societal attitude.
They can easily and inexpensively do this by listening to self-improvement experts like Jim Rohn, Tony Robbins, Darren Hardy and Robin Sharma.  These MP3s and books can be found at www.success.com
I do not know why the education sector has not embraced these philosophies!
Jim Rohn "The Challenge to Succeed" is the classic and has advice like "If you keep up the repetitive process, you can go from 5 pushups to 50!" and "How many years do you want your kid to be in 4th grade?  about 1!!"  and many many many other gems!!  These CDs help me with teaching but also with the rest of my life in parenting, relationships, fitness and finance.
The Challenge to Succeed CD set by Jim Rohn


I do incorporate these ideas into my teaching in the college classroom but not sure many of my colleagues are thinking about teaching and learning from this perspective.  I emailed our Academic Resource Center and Ed chair about spreading the mindset evidence and self-improvement idea that could change so many lives!


I think there should be a national campaign for adults to improve their cognitive ability.  Patricia Marx just wrote an article in the New Yorker on how she used brain training software which is cutting edge but we can use books from the SAT and especially ACT (since it is Common Core aligned!) and take the tests.  I took the ACT last year at age 48 -- I learned a lot of analytical science skills.  I highly recommend taking these exams as it puts us in the shoes of the student and makes us smarter -- I learned grammar in 2009 when I took the SAT ;)