Parent Pushback: How to Teach High Quality Math Instruction Without the Backlash

How can we bridge the gap between modern math classrooms and the way our generation learned math?

Today’s classrooms look nothing like they did 20 years ago—by design. But while educators are embracing student-centered math that fosters deep understanding, many parents are left confused or concerned. Kelly Green, an experienced educator and math consultant, joins the show to tackle one of education’s most overlooked challenges: bringing parents along in the math transformation. Whether you’re a teacher, coach, admin, or parent, this episode reveals what’s needed to turn resistance into partnership.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why traditional math anxiety still haunts both kids and educators—and how to break the cycle.
• How to proactively communicate instructional shifts to parents (and avoid backlash over things like the delayed standard algorithm).
• What schools and leaders can do to build strong homeschool math connections that empower—not alienate—families.

Press play to learn how you can strengthen your math community by turning parents into partners in the learning journey.

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