Why K-12 Education Is Broken for High Achieving Kids | Niels Hoven (Mentava)

My guest today is Niels Hoven, founder and CEO of Mentava. Niels
founded Mentava, an education startup teaching 2-year-olds to
read at the 2nd-grade level. We had a great chat about why K-12
education is broken for high-achieving kids, whether AI will
unlock personalized learning, and how his software teaches
2-year-olds to read. Timestamps: (00:00) Our schools don't work
for high-achieving kids (01:26) The problem with K-12 education
in the US (03:08) Why California banned 8th grade algebra (10:11)
Never be ashamed of advocating for your kids (14:21) How Niels
homeschooled 3 kids during COVID (19:25) Teaching 2-year-olds to
read like 2nd graders (25:24) Rethinking how we teach kids math
(28:44) Will AI replace teachers? (30:34) Will elite college
credentials still matter? (35:29) Tips for parents to raise
high-achieving kids Get the takeaways:
https://creatoreconomy.so/p/why-education-is-broken-for-high-achieving-kids-niels-hoven
Where to find Niels: X: https://x.com/NielsHoven Website:
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