John Mighton
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A biography of JUMP Math's founder, Dr. John Mighton.
“John Mighton may well become the nation's math conscience. He not only knows that all children can master genuine mathematics but has repeatedly proved so with his brilliant, no-nonsense tutoring program.”
– Andrew Nikiforuk, Education Writer and award-winning author, commenting on JUMP founder John Mighton
John Mighton is a mathematician, national best-selling author, award-winning playwright, and the founder of JUMP Math (a Toronto-based nonprofit organization). He tirelessly volunteers his time and expertise at JUMP as the lead curriculum developer for the JUMP Math Student Workbooks and Teacher's Manuals. He also donates all proceeds from publications and speaking engagements to JUMP.
Dr. Mighton completed a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Toronto and is currently a Fellow of the Fields Institute for Mathematical Research and an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto.
John almost failed first-year Calculus in university, but his love of math and his belief that everyone has great mathematical potential led him to found JUMP Math as a kitchen-table tutoring group in 1998.
Some of John’s most notable achievements are his national best-selling book, “The Myth of Ability” (2003), and the recently released “The End of Ignorance” (2007), he has won several national awards including the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama, the Dora Award, the Chalmers Award and the Siminovitch Prize, and he was granted a prestigious Ashoka Fellowship as a social entrepreneur for his work in fostering numeracy and building young children's self-confidence through JUMP Math.
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