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Opportunity Matters More Than Mathematical Talent
- Mathematical potential often remains hidden because students lack effective teachers and opportunities, not because ability is fixed at birth.
- John Mighton added this message to Good Will Hunting to challenge the natural-genius narrative.
Practice And Coaching Reveal Hidden Ability
- Deliberate practice lets people improve by working just beyond their comfort zone and receiving expert guidance.
- Students struggle when they lack both sustained practice and coaches who can guide discovery without doing the thinking for them.
Make Math Practice Feel Like Discovery
- Make practice engaging through guided discoveries, incremental challenges, and shared work rather than eliminating practice.
- Group tasks reduce status differences and create a collective sense of mastery that can make students want to continue through recess.