Corresponding with the Kaplans

Authors

Rodi SteinigFollow

Biographical Sketch

Rodi Steinig is the Founding Director of the Math Renaissance Math Circle. She provides academic and study-skills coaching to students at a Philadelphia K-12 school, and she trains teachers, develops content, and instructs students for The Princeton Review. She has served as Director of Mentoring for the National Association of Math Circles. Rodi is co-author of the book Math Renaissance: Growing Math Circles, Changing Classrooms, and Creating Sustainable Math Education and a contributing author to Playing with Math: Stories from Math Circles, Homeschoolers, and Passionate Teachers. She holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a M.Ed. from Cabrini University. A Philadelphia resident, she holds a Pennsylvania State Teaching Certificate and was formerly a homeschool facilitator and a classroom teacher. One of Rodi’s greatest joys is talking to people about math education.

Abstract

Readers of this journal have asked to hear the Kaplans’ voices: their tone, the way they were able to contextualize math questions, their generosity, and their joy. We think it’s important to share a few of these hundred-plus emails so that readers can feel that tone.

Recommended Citation

Steinig, Rodi (2025) "Corresponding with the Kaplans," Journal of Math Circles: Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/mathcirclesjournal/vol4/iss2/7