It’s never too late to change your relationship with math

About this episode

Vanessa discusses listener texts about changing relationships with math and various related topics.

Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Ever since we introduced the above link to text the podcast, Vanessa has been obsessed with getting listeners to do so. And guess what - tons of you have! So today she reads a bunch of them on a range of topics like: the problem with labels like "gifted"gaining math confidence later in lifeneuroplasticity and thinking processeswho is Sister Beth?! (seriously, we need to send her a book)Also, you can now not only text us but leave us a voi...

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Vakharia

Topics covered

• math confidence
• neuroplasticity
• labels in education
• personal growth
• listener engagement

Keywords

• math therapy
• confidence
• neuroplasticity
• gifted labels
• listener texts

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