Mathematical Mindsets

Women and African American students are underrepresented in most STEM subjects.

A teachers mindset and beliefs of a students capabilities does not change the learning path students will follow.

Higher achieving math students are genetically gifted Math.

Teach students to work together.

Girls and underrepresented minorities in math need more encouragement.

Homework is necessary to achieve higher test scores.

Homework perpetuates inequities in education.

Low achieving students need mathematics to be taught procedurally.

Only people who calculate quickly will excel on higher-level mathematics.

One strategy to make math education more equitable is to offer all students high-level content.

Boys are naturally good at math.