Ep 187: Breaking the "I'm Just Not Good at Math" Myth
Series: 2 of 3 - Breaking the Myth - “Intelligence is Fixed”
In this episode, former high school science teacher Dr. Ken King dismantles one of education's most damaging myths: that success in subjects like math, science, music, or physical education depends on innate talent rather than effort and learning.
Drawing from his classroom experience and modern learning science, Ken explores how deeply ingrained beliefs about fixed intelligence create self-fulfilling prophecies that discourage persistence and curiosity. Students who say "I'm just not a math person" or "I can't do science" aren't…
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