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139: Why Every Classroom Needs Productive Struggle in Math

139: Why Every Classroom Needs Productive Struggle in Math

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Imagine a student looking at you, frustrated, saying, 'I don’t get it.' It’s tempting to step in and rescue them, right?

Today, we’re talking about productive struggle—why it’s a game-changer for math classrooms and how to make it happen without letting kids flounder.

We are chatting about:

  • What productive struggle is
  • Why it's important to let students struggle in the math classroom
  • How to foster productive struggle

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