Student Comments

Presentation of BSME 2024 alum Stephanie Kurdziel

Summer 2024 BSME Student Instagram Reel

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“Overall I really enjoyed the classes and getting to experience the guided discovery – GDM was my favorite class. I liked how we had multiple experiences with creating lessons and teaching.”

“I really enjoyed this program I liked the variety in the classes. I think the GDM class gave a good taste of how guided discovery works and gave me a whole new perspective to learning and teaching. The gamification [class] was really fun and I think gave me a lot new techniques to use in teaching and the practicing was great practice and skill building.”

“It was great I learned so much and got a once in a lifetime experience with math discovery and types of learning that I hadn’t thought about before.”

“This program was definitely enriching not only from educational perspective but also as a current student. With a great support in and outside the classroom, I could learn and explore lots of possibilities. This program was inclusive and other students were also really cheerful.”

“GDM was my favorite math experience in a long time.”

“LOVED it ALL”

“I learned a lot about guided discovery and gamification, and I had lots of opportunities to practice lesson planning and teaching.”
BSME Student Comments (Summer 2024)

“The BSME program was a fantastic program that’s unlike any other program I have come across. This program was geared towards my major (Secondary Education – Mathematics) more than even my classes in college were. I learned so much in these 6 weeks about mathematics education. I am now a teacher, and I have been using the skills that I learned abroad every day in my classroom. I also learned how to navigate the city, which is an empowering feeling by itself… It is so cheap to live in Hungary. You can get a meal for a fraction of the cost it would be in the US. Most importantly, I made the most amazing friends over in Hungary. It is a unique experience to be surrounded by so many like-minded people, especially when mathematics education is such a small cohort of people. I still remain in contact with my friends from this trip nearly every day. I recommend this study abroad trip to every mathematics education major because it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
BSME Student (Summer 2018)

“I participated in the first Summer 2018 BSME program, and I couldn’t have asked for a better first experience abroad. I am a mathematics major with interest in attending graduate school for secondary math education. The BSME program helped me to develop skills and acquire new ones for my future in teaching. I came back to the states with an abundance of knowledge of not only the Hungarian system of teaching mathematics, but also how we can add to the American system for the better. I am also very grateful for all of the relationships I made abroad. Everyone in the program was so welcoming, kind, and some of the best people I have ever met. I have made friendships that I will cherish forever. I would highly recommend this program for anyone interested in mathematics and learning more about a culture in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary!”
BSME Student (Summer 2018)

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