Think. Pair. Share. with Dr. Chrissy Trinter

From the delicacy of ice cream to the intersection of mathematics and Catholic Social Teaching

Chrissy Trinter, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education of the ACE Teaching Fellows and in the Notre Dame Center for STEM Education, shares some thoughts on mathematics and Catholic Social Teaching, her passion for students’ human flourishing, Star Wars and why you won’t see her singing karaoke any time soon.

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Notable Quotes

• “I don't think that everybody is going to love math. But I do think that we can help students feel like they have a place in the math classroom. I think when students are in a classroom and they feel anxious or like they don't fit in, then that speaks to our Catholic social teaching and our faith and call to community and the dignity of the individual. I feel like as teachers in Catholic schools, we really should be thinking about every student in there, and how do they feel in this space. Because if they're uncomfortable, obviously, then they're not gonna be successful. So in my class, when I teach my students, we talk about these different ways of integrating our faith life into our teaching.”

• “I think all people should feel that they are able to thrive and flourish. And so that should drive all of our decision-making. So I certainly feel that that idea of human flourishing really drives a need for diversity, a need for giving people opportunity for equity, for justice.”