The presentation inspired Grade 6 students to be positive when solving a math problem.
THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board implemented the Love Math Journal on Friday, with a visit from author Nicole Thompson at St. Bernard School.“I learned about positivity to math," Paula said. "I was really negative about math because I didn’t feel like I was enough for math."
“We see a lot of mixed emotions about math. When the students are at this age, math gets more abstract and less concrete for them. It can be really hard to wrap your mind around," said Thompson. Thompson said many people in general have a fixed mindset surrounding math. She highlighted the importance of a having growth mindset.
Katie Matthews, TBCDSB Mental Health lead, in collaboration with Melanie Biesenthal, Coordinator of Mathematics, brought Thompson’s Love Math Journal to several grade 6 classes within the board.“Perhaps that comes from messages from their parents or maybe past experiences where they really didn't enjoy the math class or the process of learning about math," said Matthews. “ has developed a tool to really help change that thinking.
She added she is always looking at ways to incorporate, build and think about what mental well being looks like and means. “If they're not able to think about it quickly, this is what the Love Math Journal is really about, thinking about that. Mathematics actually is a slow process and we really need to take our time to think through problems," she said. “It's just reiterating that message that mathematics, when we're problem solving, is complex and that we can slow down and that they're capable of doing that.
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