Boston Globe: There’s fear of math. Then there’s fear of ‘Russian math.’
Do Children Fear Math? What About Russian Math?
Read MoreTED National Platform: How Math Can Prepare New Generations for the Future
TED selects RSM's TEDx talk for its National Platform
During the Cold War, Soviet educators were tasked with raising citizens who could out-innovate and out-build their American counterparts. One of their primary tools for doing so? Math Educator Masha Gershman describes how the adaptive, highly social Soviet approach to teaching math can be deployed to prep new generations for an ever-shifting future.
