Ep 47: Identifying personal fulfillment goals; curriculum alignment in math education

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This week, Sarah and Ryan are back in the Miami, Florida studio. On this episode, Sarah talks about a recent article discussing the relationship between having a life purpose and one’s psychological and physiological health. Sarah discusses how we can use this article’s findings to inform how we think and apply this practice in our everyday lives with our students, gearing the education system more towards helping students find their purpose. Ryan talks about a recent article by Just Equations that discusses effective sequencing in high school math instruction. Ryan and Sarah discuss the relevancy of math sequencing and identify practical math strategies to help students find their purpose in this subject.

Article links:

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53733/whats-your-purpose-finding-a-sense-of-meaning-in-life-is-linked-to-health
https://justequations.org/wp-content/uploads/Just-Equations-2019-Report-Branching-Out-Digital.pdf

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)

Producer: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Post-Production: Ross Ulysse