{"id":2902,"date":"2023-09-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/adultnumeracycenter\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2023-09-14T20:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:18:37","slug":"math-and-hispanic-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/adultnumeracycenter\/math-and-hispanic-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Math and Hispanic Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Pam Meader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September marks the start of school, the end of summer vacations, and the coming of fall. It also marks the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage month<\/a> which is September 15 through October 15. While our math team truly believes that people\u2019s accomplishments should be celebrated all year long, it is still worthwhile and wonderful to focus on our communities that often are overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In preparing a resource sheet for teachers to utilize during this month, we became energized and excited by the famous Hispanic mathematicians and scientists we encountered. Take for example, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, a Cubana and a top physicist from Harvard University who some dubbed \u201cthe next Einstein\u201d. She wanted to attend MIT at the age of 14 but was waitlisted. While waiting, she built her own airplane and flew it. She sent a video of her work to MIT and was immediately accepted. As she said, she learned by doing and fixing things not memorizing mathematics. She loves being presented with problems that need solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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