We had the pleasure of two fine speakers last week at UW, John Mighton and Eric Mazur. Both had a good deal to say about what they discovered while teaching. You can read about Professor Mazur’s talk Memorization or Understanding: are we teaching the right thing? in a recent posting on this site. Today I’ll spend time with Dr. John Mighton, mathematician, playwright, author and founder of JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies, grades 1-8). Continue reading The High Cost of Intellectual Poverty: How Myths About Intelligence and Talent are Slowing Human Progress, 2010 Hagey Lecture by Dr. John Mighton – Paul Kates