“For Sacchetti, who teaches precalculus and applied math, puzzles are powerful tools for developing resilience and flexibility—characteristics essential for success in math and life. “Students who enjoy puzzles tend to be more flexible in their thinking,” he explained. “Even if they only know one piece, they’re willing to experiment and figure out the rest.””
Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.
Readers include teachers, school leaders, university overseers, conference organizers, think tank workers, startup founders, nonprofit leaders, and people who are simply interested in what’s happening in education. They say it helps them keep tabs on what matters most in the conversation surrounding schools, teaching, learning, and more.
– Peter Nilsson