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\"\"Beth Segers, founder of Pie R Squared, will be our Keynote Speaker at the Museum of Science Event on Thursday evening, November 7th.<\/h5>\n

Beth Segers is the brainchild of \u201cPie R Squared\u201d<\/a>, a math tutoring program with attitude. It is the brainchild of Beth Segers, a Wall Street financial analyst and a 30-year veteran tutor at Nativity Prep in Jamaica Plain. The program\u2019s goal is to serve students who don\u2019t have access to private tutors or pricey enrichment programs and to bridge what Robert Moses, of the Algebra Project, famously dubbed, \u201cthe algebra gap.\u201d Math fluency and confidence, Segers believes, \u201cis the key to inner-city kids moving into engineering and tech careers that are going to lift the boat for them and their families\u201d.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019d always dreamed of running a tutoring program in a pizza parlor,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s the perfect setting. You come by with your friends after school, you get to hang out, and you get your homework done with lots of good help.”<\/p>\n

\"PieRSquared\"<\/h5>\n

Pie R Squared<\/a> marries a healthy meal with one-on-one math work for students in grades three to 12. Students have total ownership of the process. They e-mail their expected arrival time, then show up in the brightly muralled space. From a large booth, complete with pi symbols and whimsical equations, Segers greets them and checks on individual needs.<\/p>\n

The fact that the space is public adds significantly to the sense that this is grown-up, serious fun. Neighborhood residents and education department folks from upstairs wander through; the occasional teacher hangs out and grades papers. There\u2019s a cool vibe, complete with background music.<\/p>\n

Beneath the laid-back Wi-Fi caf\u00e9 feel, Segers keeps meticulous records of who comes, who returns, and how their math grades are progressing. She works closely with faculty, staying current with classroom work so that her tutors are tuned in.<\/p>\n

When she isn\u2019t hand-delivering pizza to the tables, Segers is searching for fresh recruits. Or she\u2019s lining up new tutors (one recent day, three of the six available held PhDs in math). Or she is strategizing summer fun that combines statistics, baseball, and a trip to Fenway Park.<\/p>\n

An aspiring engineer, a seventh-grader named Nathan, has seen his grades jump from Cs to As in a few months. \u201cThis place is awesome,\u201d he says. \u201cIf I went home, I\u2019d have to watch my brother and do chores. Here, it\u2019s quiet. It\u2019s my time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the environment,\u201d says Ashily, an eighth-grader. \u201cIt\u2019s quiet, and nice.\u201d Adds a classmate, Aya, \u201cPeople are kind. We help each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

In six months, this pied piper of the square-root set has attracted 200 students from more than a dozen schools, the support of school math faculties, and even DYS social workers, who bring kids eager to improve skills.<\/p>\n

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