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I am just finishing my fifth year teaching at an urban school of low-income students. After majoring in math in college I pursued a Masters degree in education to decrease math phobias and to increase achievement in math for young people. I especially hope to close the gender and ethnic gap that still persists in the field of mathematics. The lack of a strong foundation in math greatly limits students’ choices in college and future careers. When students do not learn math well during high school, they are often required to take remedial math in college, regardless of their field of study. This is time consuming, expensive, and not an ideal way to begin one’s college education.

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I am just finishing my fifth year teaching at an urban school of low-income students. After majoring in math in college I pursued a Masters degree in education to decrease math phobias and to increase achievement in math for young people. I especially hope to close the gender and ethnic gap that still persists in the field of mathematics. The lack of a strong foundation in math greatly limits students’ choices in college and future careers. When students do not learn math well during high school, they are often required to take remedial math in college, regardless of their field of study. This is time consuming, expensive, and not an ideal way to begin one’s college education.

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