DALLAS, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- While the
school year may be coming to an end, a new contest aimed at
spreading the love of math is just getting started. Through
September, Texas Instruments (TI) is asking people across the
country to recognize the parents, teachers and mentors who inspired
their passion for numbers for a chance to grant them a math wish.
So far, Texas Instruments has received more than 800 entries in the
"Spread the Math Love Contest" for a chance to make someone's math
dreams come true.
Today, TI surprised the first winner of the contest, Calculus
teacher Glenn Marr from Park Vista
Community High School, just outside of Palm Beach, Florida. High school senior
Faith Southwick, who is the first
person in her school's history to receive an appointment to the
U.S. Naval Academy, nominated Mr. Marr
for inspiring her love of math and helping to facilitate her
military career.
"I can honestly say that I may have never chosen this path, or
been able to succeed, without the mentorship of Mr. Marr. His
mathematical abilities, which are remarkable on their own, are far
outweighed by his passion for teaching calculus," wrote Southwick.
Having dreamed of serving her country since she was 11 years old,
Southwick plans to pursue a nuclear engineering degree at the
academy. "For the next 20 years of my life, I will be using the
momentum created by my two years in Mr. Marr's class, and my
passion for math, to help defend the United States. I am
extremely grateful to Mr. Marr for inspiring me, and others, in the
way he has and I hope to inspire others in the future in a similar
way."
For his prize, Texas Instruments will fly Mr. Marr to
San Francisco, California this
summer, along with his wife, for a tour of the Exploratorium, a
renowned collection of exhibits that draw together science, art,
and human perception. "I can't believe it, this is a
dream come true, definitely the best day I've ever had as a
teacher," said Marr, who has been teaching mathematics at Park
Vista Community High School for the past 15 years and has taught
Southwick for the past 2 years. "The fact that she is going to be
able to go to the US Naval Academy and
I was a small part of that, it's unbelievable."
The Exploratorium donated the tours to help fulfill Mr. Marr's
math wish. There will be four additional "wish" winners through
September. Help spread the love of math by recognizing and giving
back to the person who helped you build a relationship with
numbers. Honor them by sharing your math story for a chance to help
them win a math wish at: https://education.ti.com/mathlove.
About Texas Instruments:
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a wide range of tools connecting the classroom experience with
real-world applications, helping students and teachers to explore
mathematics and science interactively. TI's products and services
are tested vigorously against recognized third-party research,
which shows that the effective use of graphing calculators improves
the mathematical skills of students and their attitudes toward
mathematics. For more information, visit www.education.ti.com.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor
design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and
embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI
creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is
helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today.
Learn more at www.ti.com.
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