John Mighton
John Mighton
John Mighton, OCis a Canadian author, film actor, and mathematician. He is the founder of JUMP, a charitable organization that works to educate students in mathematics. He is the author of The Myth of Abilityand The End of Ignorance. Mighton is also a playwright, and has been the recipient of two Governor General Awards for his plays which include Possible Worlds, The Little Years, Body & Soul, Scientific Americans, A Short History of Night, and Half Life. He has also...
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We convince people they have only one talent, or usually there's only one subject that's not beyond their grasp. And I think that's totally unnecessary. From my work with kids I'm quite convinced that kids are born almost universally with abilities in both areas, if we would nurture those abilities.
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I don't know what kind of talent I have, but definitely it's rare for people to do both things, and I think that's simply a creation of our education system,
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I don't think I could have picked a more popular subject, ... So many people have said they're going through the same thing. It's a surprisingly universal topic.