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We sometimes think of being good at mathematics as an innate ability. you either have "it" or you don't. but to schoenfeld, it's not so much ability as attitude. you master mathematics if you are willing to try.
-Malcolm Gladwell
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Malcolm Gladwell
We sometimes think of being good at mathematics as an innate ability. you either have "it" or you don't. but to schoenfeld, it's not so much ability as attitude. you master mathematics if you are willing to try.
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