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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: Thus, to teach the elements of algebra in the fourth form he invited a first-rate mathematician and a born teacher…

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Thus, to teach the elements of algebra in the fourth form he invited a first-rate mathematician and a born teacher, Captain Sukhónin, and the form took at once to mathematics.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He illustrates a successful teaching strategy where a talented mathematician was brought in to teach algebra to young students.

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