The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child
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A pupil who had been placed in a remedial class, and was unable to skip-count in twos, has moved ahead into an advanced program, a year in front of her peers. An entire Grade 3 group, including children tagged as slow learners, earned more than nine in ten marks on a test designed for older students. Such results come from JUMP, a nonprofit founded by mathematician John Mighton that gives free maths tutoring to primary-age children from low-income households.
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In The Myth of Ability, Mighton tells the story of the program and lays out its teaching method, using many simple worked examples. The book argues that mathematical talent is far more widespread than people assume, and that most children can learn the subject when it is broken into small, carefully sequenced steps.
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