Real math is what mathematicians do
It’s creative, engaging, open-ended, artistic, question-driven. It requires you to break or even make the rules, as often as you have to follow them.
Curriculum math is not real math
Curriculum math is nothing like what mathematicians do. Memorization has replaced discovery; standardization has replaced creativity; conformity has replaced humanity. Curriculum math isn’t just missing real math, it almost systematically obscures real math.
MAKING MATHEMATICIANS shows you how to learn real math
This isn’t another math curriculum. It’s not another desperate attempt to disguise curriculum math as fun or clear or relevant. You’ll never have to try another painful or pricey curriculum again. We’ll show you how to learn math the same way you learn art or science or literature or sports or anything else you love to learn.
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Alec Johnson
Writer & Presenter
I was one of those “good at math” homeschooled kids, so it was shocking and a little humbling to discover as an adult that I hadn’t actually learned any real math. I feel like real math was the secret hidden under all the conformist clutter of the exercises and memorization I sloshed through as a kid. It was the beautiful something that I could sense in those moments when I wasn’t trying to make the grade or prove I was smart.
I’m very much still a mere student of math—just like you. That’s why I know exactly how to help you shift from seeing math as curriculum content, to seeing it through the eyes of a mathematician. I can’t wait to show you what I’ve learned. I can’t wait for you to discover real math. You’re gonna love it!
Zac Johnson
Producer & Editor
I was one of those “bad at math” homeschooled kids, so (unlike Alec) discovering I hadn’t been learning real math at all was a relief. I learned real math the same way you will: taking this course. As we created it, I was learning that all of the pain and annoyance was totally unnecessary. Math isn't just for a particular type of person. Learning that math isn't about fitting into the box and repeating tedious exercises but about creativity and imagination—that changed everything for me.
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Making Mathematicians is structured in three simple parts:
Part I: Big Ideas
This is where we explain what real math is and how you incorporate it into your education.
Part II: The Paradigm
This is where we show you what math looks like in practice.
Part III:Â Next Steps
Here we gather up everything we've learned and give you the runway to start doing it on your own.
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“Prepare to have your mind blown. Math is so much more than what we’ve been told it is, and that’s great news.”
I slogged through math classes as a kid, but somehow ended up homeschooling a child with a passion for all things numbers. Terrified that I might teach math wrong and thus doom my once-enthusiastic child to a lifetime of mathematical misery, I scoured every forum, blog, and co-op for a comprehensive math curriculum that wouldn’t inadvertently crush my child’s natural joy and curiosity.
Enter: Making Mathematicians. I listened to the first few videos one afternoon and my mind was BLOWN. It’s a whole new way of seeing mathematics––and the way our imaginations have shaped the world. Working through this course, I have gone from an calculator-clutching adult who barely scraped by in arithmetic, to an excited scholar who can’t stop talking about the newest ideas in my math sketchbook. This course starts with you––yes, your education matters too!––and then gives you step-by-step instructions on how to mentor your children along their own journey, through all the grades.
This is so much more than a math curriculum; it’s a chance to redeem your own math experience and see the world differently. It’s about unlocking the mathematician inside of you, then sharing that wonder with your children.
Victoria Currier
I absolutely loved Making Mathematicians. I started shifting my mindset right away and trying out their questions to deepen my “real math” skills, and I’m so inspired. The suggestions and possibilities they opened me up to literally had me staying up doing math and doing math on the toilet. Now, I’m working my way through one of their book suggestions. I was always interested in math even back when I only understood it as curriculum math. Now, I have a sense of freedom and discovery with math that I didn’t know was possible. I find myself laughing; it’s so fun. My kids are still young, so we are working on the most basic things. It’s fun to do so with this sense of openness. The pleasure I find playing around with math brings a smile to my face just writing about it.
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Riley Corrigan
