As a final note we must state that although Math Fairs show much promise, and seems quite beneficiary for children of any grade, it has yet to gain much momentum within Newfoundland.
Our attempt to conduct an interview with any children and/or teachers who have participated in such fairs failed as we were unable to find anyone familiar with the Math Fairs format. We find this to be very unfortunate as there are clearly many benefits to be gained within the school system if Math Fairs were to become part of the curriculum.
This research project has created at least two, and hopefully many more (as people continue to research Math Fairs and even read this blog), pre-service teachers who appreciate the positive aspects of Math Fairs and hope to see it integrated into our own classrooms.
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