More clickbait in the classroom! w/ Howie Hua

Math Therapy

Of the truly infinite things Vanessa likes to rant about, few top the list like math’s marketing problem - which is why she was elated to chat with social media mathstar Howie Hua! Today Howie shares how his own experiences with math anxiety sucked the joy out of math when he was a student, and how he started to bring it back for both himself and his students when he became a teacher. He’s built a massive following on TikTok and beyond by sharing quick and fun explainer videos and math memes, and his enthusiasm for learning is a true delight - enjoy!

About Howie (Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube)
Howie Hua is a math instructor at Fresno State teaching math to future elementary school teachers. He has built a large following online, sharing short teaching tips, memes, and math explainer videos on TikTok and other social media platforms in a mission to make math more fun and accessible to all.
Show notes:

• Howie’s website & linktree
• The birthday paradox

Connect with us:

• Vanessa Vakharia: @themathguru (Insta, Twitter, TikTok)
• Math Therapy: @maththerapy (Twitter)

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Teaching math on TikTok (00:01:38)

3. Humanizing math (00:06:48)

4. Does Howie get math anxiety? (00:10:50)

5. Bringing joy back to math (00:12:47)

6. What's wrong with "you"? (00:15:35)

7. Math's marketing problem (00:17:38)

8. Q1 (00:19:22)

9. Q2 (00:20:35)

10. Star signs & fave numbers (00:21:32)

11. Outro (00:25:18)

12. Outtake - producer Vanessa (00:26:36)