S3E04: Mathfluencers, Mean Girls & more w/ Esther Brunat

04/29/21 • 37 min

Yep, you read that right: mathfluencers are the future of education and today’s guest is leading the way! Esther Brunat and The Squadratics (think Mean Girls but like, if Mean Girls somehow had even MORE math) are on a mission to market math to Gen Z, and they’re gaining mad momentum. Today Vanessa talks to Esther about how teachers can embrace new technology, genuinely connect with their students, and even learn valuable marketing lessons from hideous footwear trends. See you on the 'gram!
About Esther

Esther Brunat is a high school math teacher in sunny South Florida. She prides herself on building relationships with her students through laughter and "staying hip." Her resources offer a fresh take on presentation and engaging visuals in the math classroom.

You can find teaching resources on her Teachers Pay Teachers account: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Esther-Brunat

Show notes:

26:50 - kentai.haven, the kid on TikTok who hilariously and brilliantly guesses people's height with something in their hand using math
32:40 - The article that Vanessa and Season 2 guest Michole Washington (who studies the common Black experience in math class) wrote about how math class mimics police brutality for Black kids

Connect with us:

Esther Brunat: @estherbrunat (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok)
Vanessa Vakharia: @themathguru (Insta, Twitter, TikTok)
Math Therapy: @maththerapy (Twitter)

Transcript for today’s episode: www.maththerapypodcast.com

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04/29/21 • 37 min

Math Therapy - S3E04: Mathfluencers, Mean Girls & more w/ Esther Brunat

Transcript

Esther Brunat 0:01 (intro quote)
I'm not afraid to fail. I can try something and I can mess it up, and I will tell my students that too - I'll be like guys, hey, I messed up - we should be modeling that! A lot of adults take that fear of failure into their adulthood with them.
Esther Brunat 0:17 (intro quote)
I just had a kid, he's like, "Hey Ms. Brunat" - he just took a quiz - he's like, "I did better than I thought I would - I still don't completely get it, but I feel like with a te

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