Although my background is engineering, I was rejected for a "math" tutoring job with low-income students. Most of the interview time did not consist of teaching or even talking about mathematics, rather, it focused on the life experiences of low-income students and the administrative objectives of SAGA. I saw virtually no enthusiasm for math from the other tutors or applicants who were present. None of the management had any interest, let alone formal background, in higher-level mathematics. Mathematics is an art, one which requires vast amounts of creativity and higher-order thinking. The reason K12 mathematics teaching fails so miserably in the United States is because teachers often have poor training and, consequently, are unable to garner any student interest in the subject matter. Students merely memorize a formula, or plug numbers into a formula with virtually nothing in the way of abstraction. Unsurprisingly, SAGA continues this tradition, albeit at the expense of low-income students.
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- EIN 47-2168942
- (339) 203-4700
- 13 Hickory Hill Ln Framingham MA 01702-6113 USA
- http://www.sagainnovations.org/
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Educational Services
Mission: Saga innovations is a nonprofit organization based in boston, ma dedicated to transform public education in america. The mission of saga innovations is to transform the lives of at-risk students by motivating them to generate new levels of effort, developing their academic and problem-solving skills and building their confidence, through personalized instruction in the school day that secures strong relationships among student, tutor, school and family.
Programs: In fy17, saga continued to grow its programs and missions in new york and chicago school systems while expanding its services scope. These included high dosage math tutoring to 3 nyc schools and 16 chicago public schools including a charter school, literacy programs to 2 schools in chicago, a six tutor small summer program in chicago for math and literacy and a three tutor small summer juvenile detention tutoring pilot, etc. Combined, the number of students served by saga have grown from 130 in fy15 to 2,500 in fy17, as tutors have grown commensurate from 10 in fy15 to 178 in fy17. The chicago public schools contract runs from fy16 through fy19, while the nyc three year contract ran from fy15 to fy17 and saga is in discussions for a multi-year renewal. Saga's growth from two founders to fy17's 225 employees has supported its mission to help a wide age range of school aged children in their learning success.