Boaler Self Quotes & Sayings

A lot of scientific evidence suggests that the difference between those who succeed and those who don't is not the brains they were born with, but their approach to life, the messages they receive about their potential, and the opportunities they have to learn. — Jo Boaler

She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible. — Anthony Horowitz

It's not that I don't want a fast car. I like the speed. I'm just not the type of person who finds a sports car a sexy car. — Inga Cadranel

It's much easier to do and die than it is to reason why. — Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy

There are two versions of math in the lives of many Americans: the strange and boring subject that they encountered in classrooms and an interesting set of ideas that is the math of the world, and is curiously different and surprisingly engaging. Our task is to introduce this second version to today's students, get them excited about math, and prepare them for the future. — Jo Boaler

I work with a lot of mathematicians, and one thing I notice about them is that they are not particularly fast with numbers; in fact some of them are rather slow. This is not a bad thing; they are slow because they think deeply and carefully about mathematics. — Jo Boaler

You are born, you are a he or a she, and you live until you die ... Willy-nilly. — Rumer Godden

The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was. — Thomas Carlyle

It's real for us — J.K. Rowling

When an official report in the UK was commissioned to examine the mathematics needed in the workplace, the investigator found that estimation was the most useful mathematical activity. Yet when children who have experienced traditional math classes are asked to estimate, they are often completely flummoxed and try to work out exact answers, then round them off to look like an estimate. This is because they have not developed a good feel for numbers, which would allow them to estimate instead of calculate, and also because they have learned, wrongly, that mathematics is all about precision, not about making estimates or guesses. Yet both are at the heart of mathematical problem solving. — Jo Boaler

Every time a student makes a mistake in math, they grow a synapse." There — Jo Boaler

If there was anybody I could meet that I have not met, I would say David. David from the Bible. He was a mighty man of God, and he was a warrior, and he was a worshipper. — Donovin Darius