Week 2 Discussion
If you haven't failed, you haven't tried anything new !
If you haven't failed, you haven't tried anything new !
“Many of life’s failures are people who didn’t realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
- Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison held 1093 patents, and none of them were successful on the first attempt. If Edison had a fixed mindset, then we wouldn't have lights :). Although that is meant to be facetious and we know that someone else would have eventually been credited with the invention of the incandescent light bulb, it is important to note the perseverance of Thomas Edison. Edison once said, "I have not failed...I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas Edison held 1093 patents, and none of them were successful on the first attempt. If Edison had a fixed mindset, then we wouldn't have lights :). Although that is meant to be facetious and we know that someone else would have eventually been credited with the invention of the incandescent light bulb, it is important to note the perseverance of Thomas Edison. Edison once said, "I have not failed...I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
What experiences in your past have framed your current mindset about math? What are your thoughts on the video regarding famous past failures?
What experiences in your past have framed your current mindset about math? What are your thoughts on the video regarding famous past failures?