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Podcast: Destination YOUniversity
Episode: # 8 - Yvonne Romero daSilva: Math Whiz. MIT Alumna. Change Maker.
Description: Season 1: # 8 - Yvonne Romero daSilva: Math Whiz. MIT Alumna. Change Maker.
With everything happening a million miles per minute, what captures the attention of kids is a game and a chance at winning coins, points, and bragging rights.
The truth is, nothing has changed. I remember getting stars on the class chart for each level of multiplication. Dr. Romero da Silva remembers the challenging questions on a test she took as a first grader.
Kids can and do fall in love with school, the challenges in class, and become life long learners. Our...