It’s shocking how much we know about how learning happens, all the way down to the mechanics of what’s going on in the brain. And it’s not just how learning happens, but also, what we can do to improve learning. There are plenty of learning-enhancing practice strategies that

🎯 "People often think they’re getting stuck on esoteric, complex issues ... often what’s really going on is that they’re having a hard time with basic notation and terminology. It's difficult to understand quantum mechanics when you're unclear about every third word or piece of

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People will do unbelievable mental gymnastics to convince themselves that doing an easy, enjoyable thing that is unrelated to their supposed goal somehow moves the needle more than doing a hard, unpleasant thing that is directly related to said goal.

Investing your learning time into passively consuming content instead of actively working problems is like saying yes to a "trust me bro" financial advisor who gets you on a plan with sky-high management fees... you might think you're making bank at the beginning but the truth is

It's incredible how many kids have a "spark" that turns into a burning passion when they find a properly challenging yet scaffolded learning environment to feed it oxygen. It's also unfortunate how many of those kids never find such an environment, and the spark just gets

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Two high schoolers in @_MathAcademy_'s original school program are going to be dual-enrolled taking math courses at Caltech. Lucas was one of my own students for 3 years and it's been surreal to see him grow up and skill up so fast. Came into 6th grade prealgebra, learned all

The first ever @_MathAcademy_ Q&A will be recorded this weekend. Me and @exojason. What questions do you want us to answer? (If we get a bunch of good Q's then we might do it again.)

"So back to this eighth graders taking AP Calc BC story. We originally started as a nonprofit school program founded by Jason and Sandy Roberts. One of their kids, Colby, was on the fourth-grade math field day team, and his parents were coaching that team. Their kid and his

Spaced/interleaved review is not only about memorization. It's also about generalization. Just like when you reread a book or rewatch a movie that you haven’t seen in a while, you see things that you didn’t notice before. You come in with a different mental state, and you come

Automaticity is a necessary component of creativity.

Solving equations feels smooth when basic arithmetic is automatic – it’s like moving puzzle pieces around, and you just need to identify how they fit together. But without automaticity on basic arithmetic, each puzzle piece is a heavy weight. You struggle to move them at all,

What's the point of learning advanced math ahead of time? Here's a concrete example of a former student who did, leveraged it to kick off a virtuous cycle, published career-kickstarting research, and won last year's Regeneron Science Talent Search ($250,000), all in high school.

One of the most amusing errors in teaching is asking students to perform activities that leverage a non-existent knowledge base. Students can't have productive discussion if they have no idea what they're talking about. At best, you're training them how to bluff a job interview.

Many students can learn all of HS math plus calculus *in middle school* if they are taught efficiently. They don't have to be geniuses, don't even have to spend more time on school. Just need to use time efficiently. More on this "typical honors 8th graders taking AP Calc BC"

Few people understand the kinds of opportunities that get unlocked when a student learns advanced math ahead of time. The road doesn't end at calculus. That's just an early milestone, table stakes for the core university math that empowers students to do awesome projects.

My son does Math Academy for about 45 min per day. I checked his pace yesterday and it maps almost exactly to this outcome. No homework, grades, or lectures. I work in education and it still blows my mind.

We enjoy things we're good at, and we're good at things that we practice effectively & consistently.

The worst segment of the K-12 mediocrity is 6th-8th grade math. Typically, kids learn counting/arithmetic in elementary school (K-5) and then spend the next 3 full years spinning their wheels without learning much new math, only moving on to Algebra I in 9th grade. If you take