Why do we label?

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Read the post by prof Amanda Kirby in our link for today

Why do we seek a label or diagnosis? Does it help? Does it limit who we are? Does it define us? Does it explain? Does it allow us to understand how to look for more information? Does it allow us to have a more meaningful conversation with others?

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The consequences of dyscalculia are just as severe as from dyslexia

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Brain Butterworth tweeted:

UK govt report, Mental Capital and Wellbeing: “Developmental dyscalculia is currently the poor relation of dyslexia, with a much lower public profile. But the consequences of dyscalculia are at least as severe as those for dyslexia.” Summarised in Beddington & al, Nature, 2008

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Failure helps learning

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New research from the University of Arizona discovered something about the link between learning and failure. To begin with, it’s already known that you’re not learning if you’re succeeding 100% of the time – that means the task is too easy. A little bit of failure means that something is just hard enough. (If you’re always failing, you may be in over your head).

Researchers found a precise answer to the link between learning and failure: the most favorable spot for learning something new is when you’re failing about 15% of the time.

Or in other words, you’re getting it right 85% of the time.

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