Limitless Mind

Limitless Mind
Jo Boaler

When we learn, we change what we believe and how we interact with the world. This changes who we are as people and what we can achieve.Many people grow up being told they are ‘not a maths person’ or perhaps ‘not smart’. They come to believe their potential is limited.Now, however, the latest science has revealed that our identities are constantly in flux; when we learn new things, we can change our identities, increase our potential and broaden our capacity to receive new information.Drawing from the latest research, Professor Boaler followed thousands of school students, studied their learning practices and examined the most effective ways to transform pupils from low to high achievers. Throughout her study, Boaler has collaborated with Stanford University neuroscience experts, harnessing their expertise to reinforce her advanced understanding of learning and educational development.In UNLOCK, Boaler presents original groundbreaking research that proves that limiting beliefs really do hold us back from fulfilling our potential and that with a few careful life hacks we can transform our potential for good.

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I dedicate these pages to the people I interviewed for the book who opened their hearts and shared their journeys—I could not have written this book without you. I also dedicate this book to my two amazing daughters. Thank you for being you, Jaime and Ariane.

CONTENTS

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Title Page (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright

Dedication

INTRODUCTION The Six Keys

CHAPTER 1 How Neuroplasticity Changes … Everything

CHAPTER 2 Why We Should Love Mistakes, Struggle, and Even Failure

CHAPTER 3 Changing Your Mind, Changing Your Reality

CHAPTER 4 The Connected Brain

CHAPTER 5 Why Speed Is Out and Flexibility Is In!

CHAPTER 6 A Limitless Approach to Collaboration

CONCLUSION Living Without Limits

Acknowledgments

Resources to Help Change Mindsets and Approaches

Appendix I: Examples of Numerical and Visual Approaches to Math Problems

Appendix II: A Sample Rubric

Notes

Credits and Permissions

Index of Searchable Terms

Also by Jo Boaler

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

INTRODUCTION (#ulink_ea733790-95d0-55a5-938c-4dfe36e0d95f)

THE SIX KEYS (#ulink_ea733790-95d0-55a5-938c-4dfe36e0d95f)