Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Mary O'Keeffe Quotes

“Math can and should be a social experience.”
“Get people comfortable with making mistakes and taking intellectual risks in public.”
“Give people powerfully compelling activities they will want to share with others, who will want to share them with others, etc.”
“Best way to learn is to share things with others.”
“I like to blurt out things when I’m not at all sure that I’m right.”
“We respect respect and we correct mistakes.”

1 comment:

  1. That last quote should read: "We expect, respect, and correct mistakes." And the quote was actually contributed by Maggie Feurtado, who encountered it on a school she visited.

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