The Full Story
Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, I was placed in the lowest middle school classes as a struggling student. However, everything changed in 8th grade when my mother fought for me to join the honors track, primarily to access the band class. To my surprise, I discovered that the honors track not only offered band but also had exceptional teachers. One teacher, Mr. Waxman, stood out with his unique approach of teaching math through art and stories. His methods resonated with me, leading to a remarkable achievement of scoring 99% on my regents exam. This experience shattered the belief that I was "not good at math" and taught me that math can be attainable if taught creatively.
I made it my mission to become a math educator who brings math to life. With over 24 years of math experience as a math educator and the excessive experience of other math educators and administrators with the same vision, we have created this company to finally bring true equity to the math classrooms leaving students in all communites with a chance to excel in math.
We follow and teach a 3 step strategy (C.I.M.) with all our workshops and classes. First we Connect with our students by presenting relevant stories or challenges that connect to their culture and background. Second we Inspire our students to become problem solvers using creative measures such as hand on manipulatives, songs, art and etc. Lastly we Motivate students to complete challenges by encouraging and supporting them through the process.
Our results have been successful with students and we aim to Connect, Inspire and Motivate thousands more with Creative Intelligent Me.
Hear what students have to say about our CIM method:
