{"id":1352,"date":"2020-03-30T10:59:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T17:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2021-08-28T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T20:55:27","slug":"255-michael-wilt-discussing-education-and-society-with-a-mathematician-and-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/255-michael-wilt-discussing-education-and-society-with-a-mathematician-and-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"255: Michael Wilt | Discussing Education And Society With A Mathematician And Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Michael.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1354\" width=\"290\" height=\"320\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to applied mathematics, guest Michael Wilt is both a teacher and interested in its usage. He professes math to the youth, and joins us on episode 255 of the show, discussing his career, people-based elements of society, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael got his Masters in Applied Math at California State University of Los Angeles, and has taught various levels of math to high school students, high-risk students, middle school students, and community college students. He also has his own product line of merchandise called &#8220;Unicorns and Stuff&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>how Michael progressed through the development of his career<\/li><li>the kind of teaching that Michael does, and what he hopes to impart on his students<\/li><li>development of a curriculum, and how that is the key element of education, with a blueprint for the students<\/li><li>the feel around the pandemic before it was a situated item here in Los Angeles, and discussion about the numbers behind it<\/li><li>why it is good to understand exponential growth and other graph-based concepts<\/li><li>the difference between small and big picture view<\/li><li>how Los Angeles and San Francisco differ in status-related mindset<\/li><li>energy transfer between people to others who they interact with<\/li><li>how people view people in terms of pretty or smart<\/li><li>a great singing rendition from Michael, along with an attempt on my end, as well as rapping on both of our parts<\/li><li>where Michael is working now, and how it is going with students who are labeled as Twice Exceptional<\/li><li>working with students who have ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/li><li>comments on rolled-up sleeves and sense of fashion<\/li><li>a bit of reverse interview from Michael to me<\/li><li>a mug-plug by Michael about his mug and merchandise brand<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"255: Michael Wilt | Discussing Education And Society With A Mathematician And Professor\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gppFgDyLGpw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode was recorded earlier in the month, prior to mass spreading of COVID-19. You can check out Michael&#8217;s merchandise at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicornsandstuff.com\/\">Unicorns and Stuff<\/a>. Glad to have him on~.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Unicorns.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1357\" width=\"278\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Unicorns.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Unicorns-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Unicorns-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8584\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1352-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas255michaelwilt.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas255michaelwilt.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas255michaelwilt.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas255michaelwilt.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1352-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas255michaelwilt.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tas255michaelwilt.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to applied mathematics, guest Michael Wilt is both a teacher and interested in its usage. He professes math to the youth, and joins us on episode 255 of the show, discussing his career, people-based elements of society, and more. 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