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Masha Gershman: What Can We Learn From The Russian Approach To Math Education?

caption: Masha Gershman on the TED stage.
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Masha Gershman on the TED stage.
John Werner

Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Don't Fear Math.

About Masha Gershman's TED Talk

About Masha Gershman

Masha Gershman is the director of outreach at the Russian School of Mathematics, a K-12 afterschool mathematics program with a mission to instill every child with a strong foundation and appreciation for mathematics. The schools are located throughout the United States.

The schools were co-founded in Boston in 1997 by Gershman's mother, Inessa Rifkin, when Gershman was in sixth grade. [Copyright 2019 NPR]

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