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In this episode of Blooming Curious, Dr. Aditya Nagrath, author of ‘Treating Mathematics Anxiety’ and founder of the Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy, joins the podcast to discuss his mission to remove mathematics anxiety and empower children in their learning. Dr. Nagrath explains how deficits in early childhood mathematics lead to future difficulties, the importance of understanding mathematical language, and provides insights into his program, Elephant Learning. This digital tool uses adaptive algorithms and gamification to personalise learning paths and effectively teach essential math topics from counting to algebra. Dr. Nagrath also shares strategies for parents to incorporate math into daily life and highlights the importance of maintaining high standards and challenging students. Tune in for an enlightening conversation on supporting children’s mathematical confidence.

In this episode of the Ardan Labs podcast, Dr. Aditya Nagrath shares his journey from a PhD in math computer science to founding Elephant Learning, an online math academy that has significantly improved learning math for children. He discusses the importance of foundational math skills, his early experiences with coding, and his career path, including the birth of Elephant Learning. The conversation highlights the intersection of education and technology, emphasizing the need for adaptive learning methods and the role of coding in modern education.

Joe Camps is joined by the distinguished Dr. Aditya Nagrath, whose expertise sheds light on the profound challenge of math anxiety among students. Join the conversation as Dr. Nagrath discusses the roots and repercussions of math anxiety, presenting evidence-based insights that reveal its long-term impacts on students' academic success and future earnings. Discover the surprising connection between early math skills and later reading proficiency, and learn how foundational math concepts can significantly influence a child's overall educational journey.

Dr. Aditya Nagrath, with a PhD in Mathematics & Computer Sciences, discusses innovative approaches to math anxiety, emphasizing early intervention, confidence-building, and viewing math as a language, while highlighting his mission to empower children through his Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy.

Steve and Jenny interview Dr. Aditya Nagrath, a father of two, author of Treating Mathematics Anxiety, and founder of Elephant Learning, which provides digital education resources for parents and teachers.

Dr. Aditya Nagrath discusses how Elephant Learning uses AI to help students overcome math anxiety through personalized learning paths and coaching, emphasizing confidence-building and parental involvement. The program promises a year’s worth of learning in 10 weeks and has been highly successful in helping students catch up quickly.

In this discussion, we explore how gamification can help students overcome math anxiety. Dr. Aditya Nagrath, founder of Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy, uses gamification to make education both engaging and effective. By integrating fun and interactive elements, Elephant Learning significantly accelerates students’ math learning. This episode showcases how gamified educational platforms can transform challenging subjects into more approachable, motivating, and less intimidating experiences for students.

Dr. Aditya Nagrath addresses the issue of math anxiety, sharing insights and strategies from his book, Treating Mathematics Anxiety. He also provides an overview of Elephant Learning, a software program he developed to help students overcome math anxiety and improve their mathematical skills.

Dr. Nagrath assists students in overcoming their anxiety towards mathematics. Aditya, the founder of Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy, has developed a system that enables students to master years of math in just a few months by dedicating only 10 minutes a day, three days a week.

Dr. Aditya has unlocked the secret to making math both easier and enjoyable for children and their parents. We explore the reasons behind math anxiety and how his innovative techniques are transforming fear into confidence. Through captivating stories and practical tips, Dr. Aditya demonstrates how teaching math as a language and integrating play can significantly enhance comprehension and retention.

Research indicates that many kindergarten students struggle to comprehend their mathematics lessons, and only 25% of high school graduates are proficient in math. In this episode, Dr. Aditya Nagrath, founder of Elephant Learning, joins Dr. Sarah to discuss his book, Treating Mathematics Anxiety. He shares strategies to help students stay engaged and bridge this proficiency gap. Dr. Nagrath’s analogy between mathematics and basketball offers a unique perspective, making the subject more relatable and enjoyable for learners.

Dr. Aditya Nagrath, the founder of Elephant Learning, is dedicated to helping students overcome their mathematics anxiety. Elephant Learning is an online mathematics academy that guarantees to teach years of mathematics within just a few months. Since its inception in 2017, Elephant Learning and Dr. Nagrath have successfully assisted over 165,000 students in mastering mathematics.

Dr. Nagarath also tackles the pervasive issue of math anxiety, offering invaluable strategies to help both children and parents overcome this common hurdle. Learn about Elephant Learning's personalized approach to mastering fundamental math concepts and why fostering a love for math can lead to greater classroom participation and success in STEM fields. From practical tips on using storytelling and journaling to build mathematical confidence to the broader implications for future STEM education and AI, this episode is packed with insights and tips that can reshape your family's relationship with math.

In this podcast episode, we've had the pleasure of chatting with Aditya about math anxiety, its origins, and how teachers can support students struggling with it. You’ll discover that math anxiety is not only widespread but can also create a language gap. Fascinating, right? Aditya shares his insights and delves into the details from his book!

Dr. Aditya Nagrath is dedicated to revolutionizing mathematics education globally. As the co-founder and chancellor of Elephant Learning Math Academy, he employs effective methods to enhance children’s understanding of math. His latest book, Treating Mathematics Anxiety, offers a practical guide for parents and educators, encapsulating his expertise in an accessible format.

Dr. Aditya Nagrath, author of “Treating Mathematics Anxiety” and founder of Elephant Learning, which offers math education courses and software designed to help children from Pre-K to Algebra reach grade level proficiency. In our insightful conversation, we explore the systemic issues and cultural factors that perpetuate math anxiety in children. We also discuss practical strategies for parents, teachers, and school districts to boost students’ confidence in math.

Recently, we had an insightful discussion with Aditya Nagrath, PhD – the founder and CEO of the online learning platform elephantlearning.com – regarding mathematics. Aditya said that people don’t necessarily suck at math – it’s just that there is a language gap between the student and the teacher. And it is this that their platform is geared to do by bridging that gap so teachers or parents could be more effective in communicating towards the student.

Jon talks with Aditya Nagrath, founder and CEO of Elephant Learning, about how simplifying learning and business makes successful students and business owners - from math in colors to business in labels. Aditya Nagrath is the founder and CEO of the world’s most effective math learning platform — Elephant Learning. Build math intuition and overcome math anxiety from preschool to middle school mathematics with a low monthly subscription fee. Elephant Learning is a story about the concerning math proficiency statistics that continue to trend down. Students begin that downward spiral as early as pre-school. Our platform equips parents and children with the tools necessary to fully understand math concepts and ultimately build confidence. I know that it is never too late to understand math. At a young age, many of us had the experience of being told that “we are just not a numbers person.” Books have been written on this social phenomenon, and half of all Americans report having math anxiety. As it turns out, mathematics is really about learning jargon, a jargon that is so fundamental to humanity that we consider it vocabulary.

Jon talks with Aditya Nagrath, founder and CEO of Elephant Learning, about how simplifying learning and business makes successful students and business owners - from math in colors to business in labels. Aditya Nagrath is the founder and CEO of the world’s most effective math learning platform — Elephant Learning. Build math intuition and overcome math anxiety from preschool to middle school mathematics with a low monthly subscription fee. Elephant Learning is a story about the concerning math proficiency statistics that continue to trend down. Students begin that downward spiral as early as pre-school. Our platform equips parents and children with the tools necessary to fully understand math concepts and ultimately build confidence. I know that it is never too late to understand math. At a young age, many of us had the experience of being told that “we are just not a numbers person.” Books have been written on this social phenomenon, and half of all Americans report having math anxiety. As it turns out, mathematics is really about learning jargon, a jargon that is so fundamental to humanity that we consider it vocabulary.

Mathematics is often perceived as a subject for some but not for everyone. It can leave students overwhelmed and frustrated – something today’s guest is all too aware of. Aditya Nagrath is the CEO and co-founder of Elephant Learning Math Academy whose mission is to empower children and society with mathematics. This episode is filled with practical tips on how to teach maths in a more effective way to students by understanding the obstacles they face when comprehending concepts Aditya wholeheartedly believes that anyone can be a Mathematics Wiz and today, he provides listeners with plenty of ideas on how to overcome maths anxiety. Key Quote: "The less anxiety a student has, the more prepared they will be to try again." You don’t want to miss Building a connection with mathematics Why is maths so frustrating? Encouraging children to be less anxious Resources: https://www.elephantlearning.com/ You can: Submit a question to our team Follow us on Instagram @theparentteacherproject Find out more about us and what we do, visit our website Remember to hit SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW so you don't miss out on any of our future episodes

Find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Our guest for this week’s episode is Dr. Aditya Nagrath, CEO and Co-Founder of Elephant Learning Math Academy. Aditya shares details of his work helping learners to build confidence through understanding the language of mathematics as a foundational knowledge base. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com

Sean interviews Dr. Aditya Nagrath about ways e-learning has transformed education, gamification of learning, math anxiety, and how those things influence the company and app he co-founded, Elephant Learning Math Academy, which makes the amazing claim that its students progress more than a year in math understanding in just 10 weeks of using the app 30 minutes a week! Elephant Learning Math Academy is in your app store, and you can learn more about it at elephantlearning.com. Have a great idea for a podcast topic? You can find Sean on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, or by e-mail at seandc@thrivedx.com. Reach out and share what matters to you. And finally: 🎉 TFPE was selected as one of FeedSpot's Top 50 educational podcasts! 🎉 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tfpe/message

Today's guest on the EdTech Startup Show is Dr. Aditya Nagrath, CEO of Elephant Learning Math Academy. Dr. Aditya Nagrath is the co-founder of Elephant Learning Math Academy, a platform that promises to teach children 1.5 years of math in 10 weeks using the system just 30 minutes per week. Dr. Nagrath holds a PhD in Mathematics & Computer Science from University of Denver. After a decade in University, Dr. Nagrath graduated to found Elephant Head Software where he led a team of no more than 10 engineers to bring over 35 different product lines with over 50 different applications to market between 2009 and 2016.

Aditya Nagrath is the founder of Elephant Learning Academy and shares a heartfelt story of how our school system and the math learning programs are not doing what they need to do. You are hearing the story about how this project is the pinnacle of Aditya's life's work as a mathematician, software engineer & technologist, and entrepreneur. The lessons he shares are amazing and the numbers and statistics that we discuss about the effect of mathematics on the entire future of a child's learning may be frightening, but the fact that Aditya is doing something to change that is something you will thoroughly enjoy out of a great conversation. Great lessons on being a founder, and doing good with technology which is something I think we all need to learn from.

This week on the podcast we have Dr. Nagrath. You'll find that our frank conversation really focused on what it takes to build a results-based education system around math. For timestamps, see below.

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Aditya Nagrath, PhD helps students overcome mathematics anxiety. Aditya is the creator and founder of Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy which helps students learn years of mathematics over the course of a few months using their system just 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week.

My guest is Aditya Nagrath, founder and CEO of Elephant Learning. He describes the idea for the application and how he and the company strive to help students build a solid foundation in math. He talks about a correlation in math development with overall future academic performance. We also discuss how lower income children are significantly more prone to getting behind as a primary reason for the software to be priced affordably. To learn more visit the Elephant Learning website: https://www.elephantlearning.com/ Visit Suburban Folk for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick and Marc welcome Dr. Aditya Nagrath, Founder and CEO of Elephant Learning, to the podcast. They discuss strategies to increase math literacy and close the skills gap that plagues millions of students in schoolhouses across the country. Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thoughts: ask@stateofedpodcast.com Follow Marc on Twitter @marcisseks or online: marcisseks.com Guest: Dr. Aditya Nagrath

Unlike most PhD candidates who dream of teaching at a prestigious university, Aditya Nagrath dreamt of creating a solution to a problem that so many kids in our country face: math. Over the last 4+ years, Aditya has been helping kids learn math a different way - an easier and more effective way - with Elephant Learning. After working as a software developer for a number of years, Aditya knew he had to go out on his own in order to make the kind of impact he knew he was capable of making. And so he did. Using only 10 minutes per day of a student’s time, Elephant Learning guarantees that a student will learn one year of math in only three months. How can they so confidently make such a guarantee? Tune in to find out. You can find Aditya on LinkedIn (let him know you found him through the Startup Happy Hour podcast), and don’t forget to check out Elephant Learning at the links below!

Our special guest this evening on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Dr. Aditya Nagrath PhD, founder and CEO of Elephant Learning. Aditya shared with us about "Reducing Learning Frustrations and Meltdowns" Other topics covered in this episode: Breaking Emotional Ties to Learning Healthy Parent Responses to a Learning Frustrations Filling Gaps to Reduce Learning Frustrations Why Math is Important for All Students #parenting #learning #maths

Join Adam & Ryan as they speak with Dr. Aditya Nagrath, the Founder & CEO of Elephant Learning

Did you know that Preschool math scores predict 5th grade performance, and 8th grade math scores predict high school drop-out rates? Most high paying jobs, from software development to engineering, from data analysis to architecture – all need math, yet only 25% of high school students are meeting the math standards. Aditya Nagrath is the CEO and Co-Founder at Elephant Learning Math Academy, an automated math academy that guarantees your child will learn one year of math in three months with only 30 minutes a day. Elephant Learning was founded by two university mathematicians who based their methods on hundreds of years of research, and have now taught over a million months of math to students. In this episode, Aditya talks about how to find out your kids' math age, how e-learning help and how his approach equips parents and children with the tools necessary for math success. Visit https://wishslate.com/podcasts for Episode Transcript & Links to Resources --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wishslate/message

Approximately 93% of American's have math anxiety - and it's no surprise that entrepreneurship, business, and math go hand-in-hand. Dr. Nagrath started Elephant Learning to remedy concerning trends in math proficiency statistics. Dr. Nagrath can speak about the trends and the statistics intelligently, engagingly, and at length. His expertise and his experience make for a dynamic interview, his software program is the cutting edge of online math education, and he's continually updating the platform based on findings from his own academic research. Dr. Nagrath has a Ph.D in math and computer science, experience as a software engineer at the educational giant Pearson, and a contagious passion for mathematics. To connect with Dr. Nagrath, find him on LinkedIn. If you have a child between ages 4-17, Elephant Learning is for them. Visit https://www.elephantlearning.com.

Today we’re going to explore the one educational subject that I believe causes the most grief and frustration for parents and their kids… It’s a four letter word that has the power to turn a peaceful moment at home into a battle for survival… I’m talking about math of course, and my guest today, Dr. Aditya Nagrath has a contagious passion for it. And he has a bold promise for you parents who’d rather lock your bedroom door and turn up an 80s playlist real loud than help your kids with their homework… He guarantees your child will learn 1 year of math in just 3 months, doing 30 minutes a week using his system, affectionately called Elephant Learning. And… the kids who use it enjoy it, in fact they’ll choose to spend the time learning, without you having to say anything. So… wanna get some sanity and free time back? Of course, what matters most is setting your kids up for future success. And in a world increasingly more tech and data-driven, math problem-solving skills are more important than ever. So let’s find out more about this incredible guy and his mission to empower children through mathematics.

I am beyond the the guy who created mixergy. I’m now also passionate and curious about homeschooling after my kids were told that they couldn’t go to school because of COVID-19. I think that the world is changing. I think there are many people like me who are in the in the world of homeschooling who are saying, I gotta take it on. I have to take it on. I’ll figure it out. Well, today’s guest is the co-founder of Elephant Learning, a gamification of a proven curriculum. I’m curious about how the pandemic is impacting his business. So I invited him here to talk about it.

I am beyond the guy who created mixergy. I’m now also passionate and curious about homeschooling after my kids were told that they couldn’t go to school because of COVID-19. I think that the world is changing. I think there are many people like me who are in the in the world of homeschooling who are saying, I gotta take it on. I have to take it on. I’ll figure it out. Well, today’s guest is the co-founder of Elephant Learning, a gamification of a proven curriculum. I’m curious about how the pandemic is impacting his business. So I invited him here to talk about it.

Bootstrapping his business over the last 4 years, Aditya Nagrath joins this episode for a very informative show about the importance of the "language of math" for our youth, his thoughts on the current racial injustice environment, and his best practices for success! ABOUT DR. NAGRATH I am the creator of Elephant Learning Math Academy. We created this experience for children so that we could ensure that the next generation, including my child, has a greater chance of success. When we started this project, we knew that we would be able to teach math concepts to children more effectively than ever before. At the same time, we know now that math skills are paramount in our children's cognitive development and chances of success down the road. I felt compelled to ensure my own child learn these materials. You are looking at the pinnacle of my life's work as a mathematician, software engineer & technologist, and entrepreneur.

Concepts in math build on each other as they go; if your teen runs into difficulty in algebra, then geometry and algebra 2 and calculus are only going to confuse them further. This is how our kids develop math anxiety, compounding years of failed understanding and struggle through their schooling. Dr. Aditya Nagrath joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler and explains why our kids have math anxiety, how to tell when they have math anxiety and where the breakdown in understanding is happening, and how we can teach them the language of math and rebuild their confidence in themselves. Our Guest: Dr. Aditya Nagrath

On this episode of the Main Street Math Tutor Podcast, I interview Aditya Nagrath on the topic of Math Anxiety: What is it and How to Overcome It --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mainstmathtutor/support

Aditya Nagrath shares his transition from hourly employee to startup founder and how his money mindset evolved along the way. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show332

Elephant Learning founder Dr Aditya Nagrath is our guest today joining us on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots podcast. Dr. Aditya Nagrath is a visionary leader on a mission to change the way that the world teaches mathematics. Dr. Nagrath is the co-founder of Elephant Learning Math Academy which is a gamification of a proven curriculum. On average, children in Elephant Learning, learn 1.5 years of mathematics in 10 weeks using the system just 30 minutes per week. Dr. Nagrath, at age 14, taught himself C++ and continued on to read books on game development and neural networks which are the basis for modern day artificial intelligence. He graduated from the University of Denver with a dual major of Mathematics and Computer Science, continuing on to graduate school while working full time as a software developer to graduate with a PhD in Mathematics & Computer Science 7 years later. How The Dots Joined Up For Elephant Learning After at decade in University, Dr. Nagrath graduated to found Elephant Head Software where he lead a team of no more than 10 engineers to bring over 35 different product lines with over 50 different applications to market between 2009 and 2016. In 2016, Dr. Nagrath co-founded Elephant Learning with Professor Alvaro Arias from the University of Denver in order to bring transformational change to America's education system.

Dr. Aditya Nagrath is a visionary leader on a mission to change the way that the world teaches mathematics. Dr. Nagrath is the co-founded Elephant Learning Math Academy which is a gamification of a proven curriculum. On average, children in Elephant Learning learn 1.5 years of mathematics in 10 weeks using the system just 30 minutes per week.

Your child’s journey with math depends on their experience, support, excitement from the start (Link to Aditya’s math app, below) What if you could transform your whole family’s experience of math in just a few clicks? Ariel talks with Aditya Nagrath, founder, and CEO of the world’s most effective math learning platform — Elephant Learning. We go behind the looking glass to hear more about how math can be fun and change lives. We talk about Elephant Learning’s intentions. And, how the math app membership works for kids to help them grow their skills from home. I loved math, growing up! So fun! Yet, not everyone feels that way, right? So, we hope this podcast helps take math to the next level:)

If your child has a math problem or your students struggle in your math class, this episode is for you. You'll learn how to create lifelong learners confident in their math abilities, free from math-related anxiety and capable of thriving in a STEM-centric future. Today, Maria talks with Aditya Nagrath, cofounder of Elephant Learning, an automated math academy that guarantees children learn one year of math in three months. All it takes is thirty minutes of math a week on the Elephant Learning app. Also, according to studies, children who perform better in math perform better in reading, writing, speaking, and problem-solving. Tune in to learn from a visionary leader on a mission to change how the world teaches math.

Aditya Nagrath is the founder and CEO of Elephant Learning which is a math learning platform that guarantees students will learn a full year of math in just three months in less 30 minutes per week. Dr Nagrath bootstrapped elephant learning four years ago and has seen huge growth numbers in terms of users, market shares, revenue. He also has a PhD in Math and Computer Science has experienced as a Software Engineer at the educational giant Pearson and a continuous passion in Mathematics.

Episode 35 Heather Welch from Edx Education and today we will be in conversation with Dr. Aditya Nagrath, Dr Aditya Nagrath is the CEO and Co-Founder at Elephant Learning Math Academy. Elephant Learning was founded by two university mathematicians and based on hundreds of years of research. Which we look forward to hearing about… Today we are chatting to Dr Aditya Nagrath about education technology, trends and what’s happening in education around the world.

Gamification is the idea that we could turn what would be work or education or some sort of goal into a game. And the reason why this is so important is because if we can turn it into a game, then the consequences of not potentially answering correctly or necessarily accomplishing the goal on the first try becomes “try again.” You see, like when you’re playing a game like basketball, for example, if the ball doesn’t go in the hoop the first time, from a coaching perspective, what you tell the player is to shoot again. And so like, it’s important for the student to get the feeling that they have more than one shot at trying to get whatever it is they’re working on and trying to understand it. So what we really recommend is that you work with your student from the perspective of treating mathematics as a language, a lot actually just boils down to language.

Dr. Aditya Nagrath @NagrathDr says yes and with good authority. Aditya is the Founder of Elephant Learning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinnovators/message

It's week 82 of #dadding for me and after that 18 month mark we've started to get a REAL taste of what the terrible 2s might have in store. Her emotions have evolved significantly and as she's starting to speak in full sentences she can really express them. Oh, and also STICKER BOOKS..... GET THEM!!! In this week's guest segment we welcome Founder of Elephant Learning - one of the most successful digital math based learning programs for young kids - Dr. Aditya Nagrath. We talk about the Elephant Learning program, why it works so well for early childhood education, math setting the foundation for success in other subjects and how awesome it is when your child hugs you! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at DadHardPod@gmail.com. Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. To find out more about Elephant Learning check out the website ElephantLearning.com or follow them on Facebook at Facebook.com/ElephantLearningApp.

“The stories around math are where you become disempowered.” Founder and CEO of Elephant Learning, Aditya Nagrath, shares his inspiring mathematics philosophy. Elephant Learning is an online math learning platform for children ages 2 and up that guarantees students will learn 1 year of math in 3 months. Learn more about the program at www.elephantlearning.com/

Aditya Nagrath – Elephant Learning, 1 Year in 3 Months - Dr Aditya Nagrath joins Pete A Turner on the Break It Down Show discussing the company he founded. Elephant Learning is a math academy. Aditya wanted to create a platform that would help, not only get students caught up, but also open higher-level math to those that crave more. Aditya's program creates a foundation that allows kids to learn a year's worth of math in 3 months. The system works because they focus on teaching math as a language. As us parents struggle to teach our kids via remote learning, Elephant Learning offers fantastic resources for learning math.

#15 - Dr. Aditya Nagrath is the Founder and CEO of Elephant Learning, a software that helps kids learn math and also makes it fun in the process.

The consistency in aligning mission to every action your company takes ... well, that takes effort! During times of change and disruption, focusing may seem daunting, yet it is important to recognize when to pause and assess and intentionally move forward, focused on the actions that create coherent results with regard to your strategic plan. Jess Dewell interviews Dr. Aditya Nagrath, CEO of Elephant Learning; Jeff Bermant, CEO of Virtual World Computing; and Tallis Salamatian author and entrepreneur about the importance of refocusing in business.

Did you know that 50% of Americans have math anxiety? So says my next guest, Dr. Aditya Nagrath. Find out how 2+2 = stepfamily success, while acknowledging the risks involved in developing skills in areas that are difficult for us. Listen in to today's episode of Blended on the Bluff, featuring Dr. Aditya Nagrath, Chancellor at Elephant Learning and Chief executive officer at Elephant Head Software. Oftentimes in blended families, we are in the business of risk…risk of emotions overtaking any family member, risk of rejection or risk of failure. Yet, we are called to be an “investor.” A steward. A blended parent who doesn’t have all the answers but is willing to put him or herself out there because God has called them to this family.