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Why math class might be more stressful than air travel w/ Cathy Marks Krpan

Math Therapy··17 July 2026·35 min

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Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply)Prior to spontaneously recording this convo between sessions at CAMT in Fort Worth, TX recently, Vanessa and today's guest Cathy Marks Krpan had only really spent time together while frantically travelling through airports trying to make their connections.  And in between panicked pleas to airport golf carts and documenting every detail on Instagram, one thing kept coming up - how the stress and uncertainty of air travel held so many parallels with the anxiety we feel in math class.Cathy has an incredibly warm & empathetic approach to teaching and shares inspiring insights on:sitting with the unknownempowering people with choice & agencytreating students like the complex, emotional humans they areAbout Cathy: (Website, Instagram)​An award-winning author and former classroom teacher, Cathy Marks Krpan is a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, at the University of Toronto, where she teaches graduate courses in mathematics education. She works with classroom teachers and school districts across North America and internationally on effective teaching and learning strategies in mathematics.Contact us:Vanessa Vakharia: Instagram, TikTok, EmailMath Therapy: Text the PodcastMore Math Therapy:Get the book: Corwin, AmazonAudiobook: Audible, SpotifyMerch store: Shop here