The math behind math circles
Term reports are in and here’s a happy shout-out from out from one of the hundreds of students who participate in our math circles every week.
“They are fun, challenging and help me explain better.”
For those wondering what a math circle is, it’s a small group of students who gather every week with a mentor to think like mathematicians. Math circles are good for all students, but they’re especially useful for the ones who like math, but don’t have the resources or opportunities to develop their skills. Here, learners get to a chance improve grades and work towards their ambitions by thinking like university students, exploring ideas and enjoying the challenge of getting stuck as much as getting unstuck on a problem.
“I like solving different problems and I want to hear others’ ideas and thoughts about the problems.”
“It allows me to practice. I am able to sometimes learn new tricks to solving questions that I feel I would not have learned otherwise.”
At Tutorfair Foundation, we power 100 math circles for Axiom Math every week, driven by our vision of levelling the achievement field for students and offering them an equal opportunity at educational attainment and career advancement.
“I enjoy it and it will help not just with knowledge and problem solving but would look good on a college application,” says a student selected by a school for support.
“It teaches new things unlike school that teaches the same thing over years and years.”
But there’s math behind the math. The 100 classes delivered every week with a 91% attendance rate run on complex scheduling, tutor training, safeguarding and data tracking that have allowed us to help over 10,000 students, while staying tuned to each student’s individual learning needs. It’s a system we’ve perfected over years of trial and research as we followed our mission of connecting tutors with students who needed them the most.
Just like our learners, we love solving complex problems, especially ones that make the world a fairer place.