Nhon Ma is the co-founder of numerade.com
Mom was an educator in South Vietnam, Chinese immigrants who then moved to LA. Grew up in LAUSD system. Better Chance program in middle school. Placed me in a top private school. Shaped my thinking around education. Ride bus to school in a completely different culture. Close educational opportunity gap Prices for tutoring for synchronous doesn’t drop. Largest STEM video library. Jethro’s YouTube channel from when he was an English teacher Mass adoption of synchronous learning through zoom. Participation rates are much lower. Office hours, daily creation, Students consume content at their own time. Anonymous q&a feature. Especially with STEM students, if there is a fall-off, it’s very hard to make up lost ground. Stitching together playlists of math and science for students. How to be a transformative leader? Always focus on the why!