Mills Scofield

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Why Do We Teach Math So Badly?

Mills Scofield

As a 21 year-old mathematician studying metrics, dynamic systems, involved in STEAM and a major Lego lover, his advice is first-hand, based on recent experience and worthy of experimentation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Why are we so lousy at teaching math? Why can''t it be taught so kids love it? I warn against this.

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The Economic and Social Impact of Language

Mills Scofield

You can read more here about the impact of not changing our education and economic systems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Our generation faces a society that has adopted English as a global language, but we cannot forget that learning other languages initiates deeper connections and more trustful relationships between diverse communities.

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Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management

Mills Scofield

Runa is a wonderful example of a B-Corp, doing well and doing good. More specifically, we decided to model our staffing approach from two examples: one cultural and one environmental. The second example that reinforced this strategy for us was our understanding of Amazonian ecology. We drink the tea in our home all the time.