| YAY MATH was founded by Robert Ahdoot, a full-time high school math teacher. He noticed that all too often, parents and students struggle to deal with rapidly descending math grades, then panic and work relentlessly to "catch up and patch up" the problem. Add to that mix an everlasting need for qualified teaching, increased pressure for grades and college admissions, and the falling math/science abilities in the United States as studied by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and you have a very serious situation. Below are relevant articles that shed light on the educational climate and the need for new and dynamic vision. President Obama pushes math/science education CNN A report on faltering U.S. math ability The Washington Post |
The solution: the YAY MATH video project is dedicated to meeting the growing need for math success in a POSITIVE, LIVELY, and CONFIDENCE BOOSTING way. Since its inception two years ago, and half a million views since, gone are the days of "I can't do math" style of thinking. It's time to evolve. It's time to re-invent our entire approach.