In this episode, I am joined by Allison Dillard. Allison is an author, an adjunct math professor, and the host of the Allison Loves Math podcast. On her podcast, she talks with education and parenting experts about how to empower kids to do well in math and STEM. As I reveal in the podcast, math has not always been my strong suit, which I think is true for a lot of people. In fact, I used to joke that math is a four-letter word. During our conversation, Allison shines a light on how to help our teens not be afraid of math and how to get over any math anxiety they may have, and how we can help them work through their problems (pun intended!) Allison also shares why statistics are helpful for all students, no matter what path they’re taking and why it’s important for our kids to be able to try and fail in order to succeed. There’s a lot of great advice and suggestions from Allison here, whether your kids love math or not!
About Allison Dillard
Allison Dillard is the founder of Raise a Math Person, a membership that helps parents set their kids up for long-term success in math, STEM, school, and life. She is also the author of Crush Math Now, an adjunct math professor at Irvine Valley College, the host of the Allison Loves Math podcast, and a mom of three rambunctious elementary school kids.
Episode Highlights
- Allison’s background and how she grew to love math
- Tips for guiding teens as they make their way through high school math
- The number one thing you can do as a parent to help your kids become proficient in math
- How to help teens overcome math anxiety
- Relating math to the real world and proof that you really will use Algebra in life!
- Why every student should graduate high school with at least one statistics class
- Considering skills (including math) when career planning
- How Allison is helping students beyond her own classroom
- Why trying and failing will help students ultimately succeed
- Suggestions for teens preparing for the SATs
- Allison’s advice for her teenage self
Resources
Allison Loves Math website
Allison Loves Math on Facebook
Email Allison: allison@allisonlovesmath.com
Free Gift for Parents: The 7 Secrets that Parents of Successful Math Students Know
Raise a Math Person membership for parents
Crush Math Now by Allison Dillard
Raise Your Math Grade by Allison Dillard