JOSEPH MAZUR

A year ago I was invited to an inner-city school in the Bronx to spend the day in a few classrooms reading from my books and fielding questions. I was so impressed with the questions it occurred to me afterwards that it’s a story to be told. Why not spend more time with these students, get to know them better and find out how they connect with what they are told to learn. In particular, I’m interested in why a significant number of students were motivated by my presentations. Of course, the teacher was part of the answer; she was the one who invited me in the first place, she was the one who had dedicated her time to get them to ask the right questions. If you are an educator or student who has ideas or classroom stories, or who might be willing to participate in interviews, I'd like to hear from you. The material collected would be used in a book that tells the story of a small group of students who once thought they hated math and later discovered that they have a gift in that subject. I would like to hear from you.