Joe Liemandt

The problem's not the algebra, it's the prior knowledge.

And so the number one thing we do is, okay, we need to go fill your holes.

So let's talk about marketing and motivation, which is actually probably half my job.

You know, as principal is if you go to a seventh grader and say, look, it's not your fault.

However, you got here.

You don't know this fifth grade material.

I need you to go back.

They are not into it at all.

And the only person who's less into it than the student parents, they are parents have been taught.

My kid needs to be a grade level no matter what.

And that's just the opposite of what the learning science says.

The opposite of what a tutor does.

When you hire a tutor for your school, all they're doing is saying, just give them a fifth grade lesson.

And they don't call it a fifth grade lesson or whatever, but that's what you're doing.

Fundamental.

Correct.

And everybody understands when you apply this concept to sports, every parent gets it.

They all get it.

They're like, yeah.

Master the basics.