Math Academy

Master math 4x more efficiently than a traditional classroom. Individualized, adaptive, AI-powered and fully automated.
Accredited courses 4th grade-University.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

2024 has been a transformative year for MA and in reflecting back, two things have stood out to me as being particularly moving.

First, the unwavering dedication and unequaled talent of our team. Most of them joined us when we were not much more than a program in a small school district in a corner of California. They willingly and enthusiastically climbed on board and adopted Jason’s vision. We have had the privilege of watching them grow into their own, both personally and professionally, into the powerhouses they are today that produce to exceptional standards. There is nothing more rewarding than that.

Second, words cannot express how unexpected and grateful we feel for the community of support that has sprung up around MA. In our wildest dreams, we couldn’t have wished for such an astonishing thing to happen. You (and if you are wondering if I am talking to directly to you, I am) have become what I consider friends, even though we have never met and are half a planet away. It is overwhelmingly humbling to be able to participate in personal journeys of recovery through, of all the unlikely things, the fundamentals of math, overcoming odds, history and circumstances, that I have received many stories via email. It is an honor that I have no words to express.

My most sincere wishes to you in 2025: health, peace, happiness and yes, automaticity.

[Josiah Wittrock @JosiahWittrock]

A kid I tutor went from the 29th percentile in math to the 65th in one semester, from the bottom third of his grade to above average.

And he was never bad at math. -->🧵

[Justin Skycak @justinskycak]

Shoutout to Zach Nash, my former student and a current @_MathAcademy_ high schooler who just got a math research paper accepted for publication!

Funny enough, at the beginning of the 8th grade school year, Zach told me that he would not be doing any more math than was required to pass the class.

But by the end of the year, he had absolutely crushed the AP Calculus BC exam, and in the following two years as a Math Academy high school student he learned enough university-level math to be within striking distance of mathematical research.

During the summer after 10th grade he worked hard with his teacher Dylan Rupel, a PhD research mathematician, to obtain a research result which has recently been accepted for publication.

He will graduate high school this spring and plans to study math at Yale starting in the fall.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@adriancitak180 @justinskycak @ninja_maths Please try again.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@Trapezohedron18 Please try again.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@newstart Yes, but we have several other courses in the works currently.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@DrLauraReames Congrats! We're so excited to see this growth in scores, but even more importantly, confidence! Keep up the great work!

[Laura Reames @DrLauraReames]

Ever since my 7th-grade son started @_MathAcademy_ this past January, I’ve been shouting its praises from the rooftops. Within weeks, his confidence grew and his attitude toward math completely changed.

Now we have the data to confirm what I was already seeing at home. After just 5 months in MA, his growth has been remarkable. He went from regressing in traditional public school during 6th grade (44th %ile), to making positive gains at the virtual charter school where I teach (66th %ile), to absolutely knocking it out of the park with MA (99th %ile!).

Thank you, Math Academy, for building a program that can change a student’s trajectory. And thank you, @jliemandt and @mackenzieprice for not gatekeeping the secret sauce behind your students’ math success so ALL parents can watch their children succeed!

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@newstart Yes. :)

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

We love to be a part of student success! 37 point bump! Here's an email I just got:

"Hey Sandy,
I wanted to send you and Jason a quick note just to say thank you. [My daughter] has done fantastic since starting math Academy.

We've spent over $12,000 over the last two years on private tutoring and we even tried tutoring offered by the county school system with very little to nothing to show for it.

She only started math Academy in March and we did that after her winter Maps assessment showed a decline from the Fall assessment in percentile (she went from 54th percentile to 50th) .

For her end of year maps assessment that she just took, she clocked in at 87th percentile.  I fully attribute this to Math Academy and what you all have built.  It’s been a game changer not only for her understanding but also for her confidence!"

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@newstart @ovnicraft Yes, Mandarin.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@ovnicraft We're working on a variety of international curriculums and languages right now and plan to release them in time for the next school year.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

Thrilled to hear these results!

[JGoolsby12 @Johngoolsby12]

@jliemandt @_MathAcademy_ @TXSportsAcademy Just providing an update. Our son has been doing math academy His I-Ready results came home. In January retest he grew 35 %. The end of the year re test he grew 225% @_MathAcademy_ works and the kids love it.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

We are proud to announce that our WASC accreditation has been renewed for an additional six years- through 2032! Thank you to the team at WASC for your thoughtful evaluation of MA!
https://t.co/Tx8VZVuTy4

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@stefan_meyer98 @Adamkrause Yes, all topics are linked together through the knowledge graph and all work you do on the system only adds to your knowledge profile.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

Our 7th grade course is now available and ready for registration! (Link in comments). If you are looking for a higher degree of scaffolding for your student, the 6th-8th grade sequence would be a great fit.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@huxsoma @Adamkrause See my reply above. And, there's also a little paragraph on our courses page. https://t.co/1nxSmk5QWB

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@Adamkrause Hi Adam, you can choose to go through 6-8th or Prealgebra. 6th-8th has a higher degree of scaffolding and slightly slower pace for students who would benefit. But, after either sequence, they will be very well prepared for either Algebra or IM.

[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

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[Math Academy @_MathAcademy_]

@Hourloops454990 @justinskycak @exojason Please email me at [email protected]. I don't like to discuss our students' personal accounts publicly. Thanks!

[Yacine Mahdid @yacinelearning]

I had a fantastic time discussing with the learning legend @justinskycak from @_MathAcademy_ about learning math in the modern age.

we've talked about his quite impressive self-learning journey (3000h of math in high school) all the way to how he hand curated the initial knowledge graph for math academy to make that process more efficient.

great lively 3h discussion here are the chapters:
0:00:00 - intro:
0:02:10 - justin background
0:05:45 - 3000h math self study in high school
0:11:45 - what a day looked like for that 3000h stretch
0:16:10 - meta-learning vs pure math learning
0:21:50 - when did you get into cognitive neuro?
0:29:55 - how did the fundamental math helped in your research projects
0:43:10 - what does the math academy learning system looks like
0:47:34 - how did you guys build the 2000 topic knowledge graph
1:01:15 - would LLM be useful as an interface to that knowledge graph for the students?
1:10:46 - how does the FIRe spaced repetition algorithm works?
1:17:34 - does the same knowledge graph structure would work for physics? or other topic?:
1:34:05 - how do you understand the subject vs the curiculum
1:35:50 - is there a connection between studying math and learning a sport?
1:42:00 - do you think in math doing and teaching requires different skills?
1:56:25 - could you get understanding without automaticy?
2:05:35 - do you see any upside of confusion in learning?
2:14:11 - learning math as an adult?
2:19:20 - how to fill the motivation gap after learning the fundamental?
2:24:10 - how should teaching math for kids and adults balance fundamentals and creativity?
2:33:55 - is it ever too late to learn math seriously?
2:46:00 - mastery learning vs ultra learning
2:51:30 - top-down vs bottom-up
2:53:40 - mastery learning for domain without a structured hierarchical structure?
2:56:30 - neurodivergence / adhd for structured math learning?
3:06:20 - amateur mathematician augmented with technology will be able to contribute to research?
3:14:37 - what are you most excited about right now in term of learning

enjoy!