Chief Quant, Director of Analytics at Math Academy. Posts about learning, upskilling, math education, Math Academy, and more generally, stages 2-3 of Bloom's talent development process in hierarchical skill domains.
New on JustinMath.com - Learning is About Bridge-Building, Not Jumping; Recall First, Reason Second; It Always Becomes a Battle of Willpower By The End
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Hey! You're receiving this email because you requested to be notified about new posts at JustinMath.com. Here are 3 new recent posts:
Learning is About Bridge-Building, Not Jumping
2025 Jun, ~550 words • The way you increase your ability to make mental leaps is not actually by jumping farther, but rather, by building bridges that reduce the distance you need to jump.
Recall First, Reason Second
2025 Jun, ~150 words • To build automaticity: instead of deriving/reasoning a result before applying it, force yourself to first recall the result from memory, and then justify the it afterwards. Recall first, reason second.
It Always Becomes a Battle of Willpower By The End
2025 Jun, ~250 words • You will have to work harder than others. Best, |
Justin Skycak
Chief Quant, Director of Analytics at Math Academy. Posts about learning, upskilling, math education, Math Academy, and more generally, stages 2-3 of Bloom's talent development process in hierarchical skill domains.
Hey! You're receiving this email because you requested to be notified about new posts at JustinMath.com.(If you've changed your mind, click here to unsubscribe, please avoid marking spam.) Here are 3 new posts: What Happens When Middle School is Put to Good Use~3100 words • Typical honors students can learn all of high school 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...
Hey! You're receiving this email because you requested to be notified about new posts at JustinMath.com.(If you've changed your mind, click here to unsubscribe, please avoid marking spam.) I recently started a podcast with Jason Roberts, called The Math Academy Podcast. We have two episodes out so far! It's on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, and transcripts are available here. Here are our first 2 episodes: Teach Like Your Life Depends On It - Math Academy Podcast #22025 Nov, ~2.75h...
Hey! You're receiving this email because you requested to be notified about new posts at JustinMath.com.(If you've changed your mind, click here to unsubscribe, please avoid marking spam.) Here are 3 new recent posts: The Joy of Math is Like The Joy of Exercise2025 Sep, ~550 words • Exercise gets way more fun once you notice a body transformation getting underway. It's the same way with math. I Believe You Have Potential2025 Sep, ~200 words • What people tend to need the most yet have the...