Reimagining Math Education … from pre-k through high school
Reimagining Math Education … from pre-k through high school
Statement of Need :
For centuries , America ’ s creative geniuses have changed the world – Thomas Edison , the Wright Brothers , Walt Disney , Steve Jobs . Undeterred by naysayers and setbacks , they invented solutions others couldn ’ t even imagine , and in the process created brighter futures for all of us . But America ’ s capacity to innovate is in decline . The U . S . slipped from 7th to 10th place on the Global Innovation Index between 2011 and 2012 .
Tragically , our innovative spirit is waning just as our education system continues settling for rote memorization and shallow learning by our children , especially in mathematics . The rest of the world has cornered the market for a rote-trained , high-tech workforce . Back here at home , one-fifth of fourth graders and one-third of eighth graders can ’ t even do basic math , and 70 % of students fail to demonstrate proficiency in math by the time they leave high school . That ’ s a crisis when we know mathematical thinking at an early age lays the critical foundation for all problem-solving skills . we can create and deliver an educational tool that far exceeds what the market demands . It ’ s not based on incremental improvements to current teaching methods . It ’ s a totally new way of teaching and learning informed by the neuroscience research on how children – and all of us – learn best . That ’ s why our ST Math program is unlike anything else in classrooms today .
Today , we ’ re reaching more children , in more places , at more ages than ever before with the launch of our touch-enabled software and early pilots of our pre-k math program . Now we ’ re moving out to the next frontier : algebra . With your continued support , we can literally reimagine math education from pre-k through high school , and in doing so rekindle America ’ s innovation leadership and rescue our children ’ s futures .
For 15 years , MIND Research Institute has been reinventing and reimagining math education – focused on the higher goal of deep learning for all students . Because we are a nonprofit funded by visionary corporations , foundations and community leaders ,
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I want to solve algebra . It ’ s a national crisis .
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-- Matthew Peterson Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
MIND Research Institute
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