Dr. Amy Parks is a elementary education scholar at Michigan State University where she has studied mathematics teaching, especially in the primary grades. Dr. Parks most recently wrote an article for The Mathematics Teacher in which she calls for more joy in mathematics teaching for young children. In this episode, she discusses the difference between joy and fun, how to cultivate joy in math class and beyond, and how to find personal joy in math and the work of teaching. Dr. Parks has a novel coming out this January, a young adult fiction novel aptly titled The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss. It can be pre-ordered on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Weirdness-Almost-Kiss-Noelle-Parks-ebook/dp/B0858Y4GVC/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+quantum+physics+Amy+parks&qid=1589759803&sr=8-1-fkmr1.
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