Awards

National Winner: Making a Difference Award, RAPSA

Alex Kajitani, The Rappin' Mathematician, named:

  • Middle School Math Teacher of the Year by The Greater San Diego Math Council
  • Teacher of the Year, Escondido Union School District
  • Teacher of the Year, Mission Middle School
  • Educator of the Year Finalist, California League of Middle Schools

Winner, Innovative Video in Education (iVIE) Award*:

  • Number Line Dance (2008)
  • So Many Lines (2007)

*Special thanks to the Mission Middle School Video Club!

Word on the Street

Here’s what teachers, administrators and parents are saying about TRM:

"Some of the most creative work I have ever seen a teacher do."
- Dr. Harry Wong
Author, The First Days Of School

"A lot of math music is inauthentic and then doesn't appeal to a broad audience. This is authentic and you can tell from the first beat to the last rhyme. I also greatly appreciate the inclusion of some straight test prep. Let's be real about what it's going to take to succeed these days, right?”
- Zachary Perin, M.Ed.
Managing Director,
Teach For America
Eastern North Carolina

"The Rappin' Mathematician is amazing. My kids now rap lyrics that help them in school, and in life. What a refreshing change to all of the degrading lyrics on the radio these days."
- Tamara Whitney
Math Teacher,
Escondido, California

"Middle school kids laughing and getting excited about math?  On what planet?  Turns out Alex Kajitani has the secret:  teach math (and sensible living) concepts through hip-hop and rap.  Utterly engaging, irresistible and, best of all, effective!”
- Robert W. Blackburn, Ph.D.
Former Superintendent,
Oakland Public Schools and Faculty, Principal Leadership Institute--UC/Berkeley

"My two boys love this CD!  They walk through the house singing the songs all the time.  My third grader has been exposed to concepts well above his grade level through this CD and even my three-year-old knows what an improper fraction is.  As a home schooling parent I would recommend this CD to anyone interested in having their children exposed to math in a fun and exciting way."
- Gretchen Miller
Home School Teacher,
Monrovia, Maryland

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