The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every ChildJohn Mighton’s revolutionary bestselling guide to how every child can learn math through his groundbreaking JUMP program. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Series of Fortunate Events | 9 |
Myths about Math | 17 |
Copying Counting and Comparing | 24 |
The Failure of Failure | 36 |
Breaking the Cycle of Ignorance | 48 |
The JUMP Method | 55 |
Logic and Systematic Search | 175 |
Finite State Automata | 194 |
Afterword | 203 |
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