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Math Pessimism, Edited: Half the Time

February 3, 2016

'Half the time I have no idea' becomes 'half the time I have some idea.'

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016-02-03-math-pessimism-edited-half-the-time/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[Before] "Half the time, I have no idea what my teacher is saying."

[After] "Half the time, I have ~~no~~ some idea what my teacher is saying!"

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Math Culture › Math Anxiety & AttitudesMath Culture › Fixed vs. Growth MindsetMath Culture › Teaching & Learning
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