Dhruvi Shah

2021 "Pass the Torch" Scholarship Recipient

“I have such vivid memories of that lesson, and honestly, this is where my passion for math was realized. It was so cool for me to see how things we were learning in the classroom could actually be applied to our real lives.”

It was one particularly memorable lesson on fractions that awakened 3rd grader Dhruvi Shah’s love of mathematics, triggering her very first “A-ha!” moment and helping her appreciate the way math permeates our life. Now, as an aspiring math teacher, Dhruvi wants to help the many students who experience “math anxiety.” With high school math becoming increasingly complex and abstract, she aims to shift focus onto its practical, everyday applications, helping students gain confidence and skills through understanding.

Here is Dhruvi's story about Mrs. Beck, the teacher who inspired her.

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