E23: MathAcademy and the efficient pursuit of mastery

The CS Primer Show

There's something about MathAcademy that just works for learning math (for both kids and adults - ask Reddit!), and we're chatting with Justin Skycak - Chief Quant & Director of Analytics at MathAcademy - to try to figure it out.

Shownotes:

• justinmath.com -- Justin's personal website
• mathacademy.com
• 3blue1brown
• Cell biology by the numbers
• ExecuteProgram
• Star Trek 2009
• The Math Academy Way -- Math Academy's working draft book, authored by Justin, which answers the following questions: What techniques exist to maximize student learning and talent development, particularly in the context of math? Why are these techniques so impactful, and if they are indeed so impactful, then why are they so often absent from traditional classrooms? How does Math Academy leverage these techniques?
• Math Academy Origin Story, 2014-20 -- from Sandy & Jason's perspective, with a focus on how the original in-school program and early software came to be
• Math Academy Origin Story, 2019-23 -- from Justin's perspective, with a focus on teaching in that school program and getting the algorithms in place to turn it into a fully automated system
• News Articles about Math Academy's original in-school program
• Oz on X
• Charlie on X
• Oz's website
• Charlie's website