Math proficiency is the gateway to a number of incredible careers that students may never have considered.

I just love math and most people don't.

Students never think it can be the teacher's fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn't do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it's how you present it that makes it scary or friendly.

Math is like going to the gym for your brain. It sharpens your mind.

Let's make math fun and sexy and glamorous. Smart is sexy, that's one of my main messages.

I tell students that even if they don't like math right now, they can use math as a brain-sharpening tool - a tool that not only builds the foundation for a great career, but that also builds self-confidence, no matter what they choose to do with their lives.