<p>Hi everyone! I need some help to answer my question. As I stated on the thread title, I want to do something that is math related and use math to help other people. I LOVE math. It's the thing I'm most passionate about. I'm a high school sophomore. I want to use my passion to reach out to other people, and, to help open the gate to my dream colleges :)</p>
<p>I know there are a lot of tutoring opportunities out there to do, and I've been tutoring math before, but I don't find it interresting because most of people I tutored don't like math, they just want grade. I am currently in Mu Alpha Theta, and i love it. But it's not enough for me. I want to use my math skills to do something special to community.</p>
<p>As i said above, I love math. But I'm not extremely incredibly good at it, I'm not the kind of math people who could compete for Olympiads or international competitions for super duper math genius :p. So my question is, is there any thing math realted I can do to help people or contribute to community? Like solving math problems and donating money to a charity and things like that?</p>
<p>Thanks for answering my question! Have a nice day!:)</p>
<p>While you don’t like to tutor someone who is just trying to get an A, there are adults who are mathematically illiterate, ie they do not have the math skills to balance a checkbook or count their change. Our local Literacy Coalition has an ongoing need for tutors who will teach math skills. Perhaps there is a similar need in your community.</p>
<p>Why not volunteer to teach Soroban (Japanese abacus) in schools, etc.? Listen to this recent NPR segment:
[Modern</a> Japan Hopes Ancient Abacus Aids Academics / ideastream - Northeast Ohio Public Radio, Television and Multiple Media](<a href=“http://www.ideastream.org/news/npr/131882231]Modern”>http://www.ideastream.org/news/npr/131882231)</p>
<p>or, do workshops or something similar on math anxiety, e.g., see the Danica McKellar videos on this link:
[Amazon.com:</a> Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail (9781594630392): Danica McKellar: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Math-Doesnt-Suck-Middle-School-Breaking/dp/1594630399]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Math-Doesnt-Suck-Middle-School-Breaking/dp/1594630399)</p>
<p>Also:
[Amazon.com:</a> Overcoming Math Anxiety (9780393313079): Sheila Tobias: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Math-Anxiety-Sheila-Tobias/dp/0393313077]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Math-Anxiety-Sheila-Tobias/dp/0393313077)</p>
<p>or, do a math-science career fair for local schools.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses! Those are really great ideas</p>