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John Mighton, OC born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on October 2, 1957, is a Canadian mathematician, playwright and best-selling author, who is known for his work supporting children's math. [1] . Mighton founded JUMP Math as a charity in 2002 and developed the JUMP Math program to address student underachievement in math.
29 set 2015 · Jump è un sistema di studio ideato da John Mighton , uno studente canadese affascinato dalla matematica ma non così tanto bravi con i numeri: imparare gli costava un sacco di fatica. E così si è inventato Jump . Jump è un insieme di tecniche pensate per valorizzare il potenziale di apprendimento della matematica nei bambini.
A three-time national best-selling author, John Mighton’s first book, The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child describes his approach and successes with the program. In 2020, he released his newest book, All Things Being Equal: Why Math Is the Key to a Better World.
John Mighton was inspired to become a writer after reading poet Sylvia Plath's letters, through which he realized that determination and work, rather than inborn genius, make a successful writer. Mighton's plays show his dual fascination with both philosophical and scientific questions.
4 dic 2013 · Published Dec. 4, 2013. Imagine an acclaimed and popular playwright who doubles as an advocate for literacy in mathematics. No need to imagine: John Mighton is for real. The founder of JUMP Math earned his PhD as a pure mathematician at U of T for a thesis on Knot and Graph theory in 2000.
17. 1.8K views 4 years ago #Rotman #RotmanSchool. Speaker: John Mighton, Mathematician; Bestselling Author; Founder, JUMP Math Topic: All Things Being Equal: Why Math Is the Key to a Better...
21 gen 2020 · The Current. When 'math is accessible to any brain,' we can make better political, social choices, says mathematician. Math could help people make more rational, thought-out decisions, says John...
