MATHCOUNTS MATHLETES, MASSACHUSETTS COMPETITION. (PRNEWSFOTO/RAYTHEON COMPANY)
In February 1983 the MATHCOUNTS Foundation was established by the following:• National Society of Professional Engineers,• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and• CNA Insurance.
Today it involves every state in the nation and many more major corporations who organize a mathematics competition among middle school students (6-7-8 grades) throughout the USA. The competition is fierce and the quality of the work is simply amazing.
The above picture is priceless. These kids gathered in the shape of pi (π), with all their expressions (some obviously impatient). Symbolically they are engaging the universe.
The students are from Massachusetts, the birthplace of the USA where the first battles for independence were fought. Perhaps the seed of a future revolution that will capture our universe has been seeded within some of their hearts and minds.
In 1922 an innovation seed was planted in Massachusetts by three MIT folks; today it has become Raytheon Technologies, the largest defense contractor in the USA. A major national sponsor of MathCounts, they are especially generous with their Massachusetts teams.
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Now, if there is any person here reading this page and you are interested in getting involved, please go to this URL — https://www.change.org/KnowYourUniverse — and sign the petition, then to this page to let me know that you have: https://81018.com/comment/ Thank you! -Bruce
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