John Mighton

Canadian author and mathematician John Mighton is the founder of JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies), a charitable organization that works to educate students in mathematics. He is the author of "The Myth of Ability" (2003) and "The End of Ignorance" (2007). Mighton is also a playwright, whose works include "Possible Worlds", "The Little Years", "Body & Soul", "Scientific Americans", "A Short History of Night" and "Half Life". He has a Doctorate in Mathematics. He also advised Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on the script for "Good Will Hunting" while it was shot in Toronto; Mighton was originally contacted to check the math/script but Van Sant liked him so much that he gave him a small part as the professor's assistant. His one major line is a reference to his main idea in "The Myth of Ability", which is that most people never get a chance because a teacher doesn't take the time to show them how to learn. Mighton was born in Hamiltonon the second of october,1957 and lives in Toronto, Canada.

References

*cite news
title = John Mighton wins $100,000 theatre prize
work = CBC.ca Arts
publisher = CBC
date =2005-10-25
url = http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2005/10/25/siminovitch_051025.html
accessdate =2007-05-24
*cite news
last = Morrow
first = Martin
title = Winning Formula: John Mighton touches lives with math and theatre
work = CBC.ca Arts
publisher = CBC
date =2006-10-24
url =http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/mighton.html
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
title = John Mighton
publisher = IMDB
url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585906/
accessdate = 2007-05-24
*cite web
last = Pearce
first = Tralee
title =The Myth of Ability: John Mighton, educational alchemist
publisher = The Globe & Mail
date =2003-05-31
url = http://evalu8.org/staticpage?page=review&siteid=2253
accessdate =2007-05-24

External links

* [http://www.jumpmath.org JUMP website]
* [http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780676979626&view=excerpt Excerpt from The End of Ignorance]