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Reasonable Hope (Math) · July 27 · 4 min

What Does It Mean to Fail?

A test can tell us whether we passed or failed, but mathematics is about far more than getting the correct answer. What if unsuccessful attempts are not evidence that we have failed—but evidence that we are genuinely doing mathematics?

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A test can tell us whether we passed or failed, but mathematics is about far more than getting the correct answer. What if unsuccessful attempts are not evidence that we have failed—but evidence that we are genuinely doing mathematics?

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