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Innovative curriculum helps girls “SHINE” in math

Name: Innovative curriculum helps girls “SHINE” in math
Uploaded: 2014-05-27T18:54:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 36 s
Description: Well aware of the shortage of women in math and sciences, MIT senior Kirin Sinha developed a curriculum to reach young girls at an age when studies show their confidence drops. Once a week, girls go to dance class, then apply the lessons they learn to the classroom. Jim Axelrod reports.

Well aware of the shortage of women in math and sciences, MIT senior Kirin Sinha developed a curriculum to reach young girls at an age when studies show their confidence drops. Once a week, girls go to dance class, then apply the lessons they learn to the classroom. Jim Axelrod reports.