139: Why Every Classroom Needs Productive Struggle in Math
Mar 31, 2025•15 min•Ep. 139
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Episode description
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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