The Making Mathematicians Podcast

Making Mathematicians

Welcome to the Making Mathematicians podcast. We are Zac, Alec, and Cass, and we’re the creators of Making Mathematicians, an online course that shows homeschool parents how to learn and teach real math. Real math is what mathematicians do. Real math is a creative, self-expressive, open-ended exploration of whatever the imagination can grab ahold of. You learn real math the same way you learn art, science, literature, or history. You cannot learn real math from a math curriculum. In this podcast, we’re going to be answering your questions about how to learn and teach real math.

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  1. 18 mrt

    Math Club - Intersecting Lines

    If you started drawing straight, non-parallel lines on a flat plane, how many times would or could they intersect? Welcome to Math Club, where we actively do real math––the kind you can do with your kids. In this episode we showcase a real math question, how it can be simplified or expanded to meet our level of understanding or focus, and how to go about solving it! Find the Making Mathematicians course at makingmathematicians.org Have a question you want us to explore? Drop a comment or email us at team@makingmathematicians.org

    36 min.

  2. 27 jan

    Uncle Petros as a Mathematician Character Study

    In this episode we discuss Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis. Our discussion includes exploring the ideas it raises about being a mathematician, the obsessive artist, working on open questions and dead ends, finding different approaches, and more. Find the Making Mathematicians course at makingmathematicians.org Have a question you want us to explore? Drop a comment or email us at team@makingmathematicians.org

    39 min.

  3. 20 jan

    Real Math with Dyscalculia in Mind

    Real math, unbound by curricula, has so many opportunities to match the creative constraints and needs of the student. In this episode we discuss strategies for learning and teaching real math while meeting varying needs, such as students with dyscalculia. Find the Making Mathematicians course at makingmathematicians.org Have a question you want us to explore? Drop a comment or email us at team@makingmathematicians.org

    25 min.

  4. 30-12-2025

    Isn’t Math Cumulative? The Linear Math Myth

    We were raised to think of math like a rigid tower, with each formula a brick to raise us up to the next level. In this episode we discuss how math spreads out, not just up, and how we can explore so much more effectively if we ditch the linear math myth. Find the Making Mathematicians course at makingmathematicians.org Have a question you want us to explore? Drop a comment or email us at team@makingmathematicians.org

    26 min.

  5. 16-12-2025

    How Do I Prepare My Child for State Math Evaluations? Why Real Math Works

    The number one question parents ask us is whether learning real math will still help their kids pass standardized tests for college and the more urgently approaching yearly state homeschool evaluations. Yes! In this episode we discuss why a profound understanding of real math (perhaps sprinkled with a smattering of test-taking skills) prepares kids so much better than curriculum-style formula math. Find the Making Mathematicians course at makingmathematicians.org Have a question you want us to explore? Drop a comment or email us at team@makingmathematicians.org

    22 min.
  6. What Can I Do When I Get Stuck? Mapping Parameters of a Math Question

    09-12-2025

    What Can I Do When I Get Stuck? Mapping Parameters of a Math Question

    What if the math question you're working on is unsolvable or beyond your current capacity? When do you "give up" or how do you move past getting stuck? Exploring real math is inevitably going to expose you to exciting ideas that are perfect to engage with, but which might be more complex than you can solve at the time. In this episode we discuss strategies for dealing with those questions without surrendering to feelings of defeat. Find the Making Mathematicians course at makingmathematicians.org Have a question you want us to explore? Drop a comment or email us at team@makingmathematicians.org

    21 min.
  7. Where Do I Start? Feeling Overwhelmed

    01-12-2025

    Where Do I Start? Feeling Overwhelmed

    Do you want to help your kids do real math but feel overwhelmed? Where do you start? In this episode we discuss how to start with ourselves as parents, to detox from years of curriculum conditioning, and then take the first steps in exploring real math. Find the Making Mathematicians course at makingmathematicians.org Have a question you want us to explore? Drop a comment or email us at team@makingmathematicians.org

    15 min.
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Welcome to the Making Mathematicians podcast. We are Zac, Alec, and Cass, and we’re the creators of Making Mathematicians, an online course that shows homeschool parents how to learn and teach real math. Real math is what mathematicians do. Real math is a creative, self-expressive, open-ended exploration of whatever the imagination can grab ahold of. You learn real math the same way you learn art, science, literature, or history. You cannot learn real math from a math curriculum. In this podcast, we’re going to be answering your questions about how to learn and teach real math.

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    2025 - 2026
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