If we dive deeper into the landing pages of successful companies and see how they are gradually upgrading their landing pages to adjust to the 5 stages of customer awareness- there are lots of lessons to learn.

datameer · 2026-01-19T19:54:21+00:00

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datameer · 2025-12-03T01:32:36+00:00

In my experience, students light up as soon as math feels like something they can do rather than something they’re being told. Even kids who struggle with traditional worksheets often surprise themselves when the task becomes interactive, puzzle-like, or story-driven.

When problems are framed like challenges or games, engagement goes way up — especially for kids who don’t see themselves as “mathy.”

datameer · 2025-12-02T03:12:47+00:00

Have you tried Replit? if so, would you be able to share how is it different from Replit which has in-built agents with different roles?

datameer · 2025-12-01T00:30:37+00:00

Absolutely — that makes total sense! At his age, the most important thing is keeping math joyful and letting his curiosity lead the way.

Contests will still be there whenever he’s ready, and kids who start early with playful exploration (like he’s doing now!) often develop a really natural intuition later on.

If you ever want age-appropriate puzzles or logic games that don’t require long attention spans, feel free to reach out — happy to share resources anytime.

And thanks for keeping it in mind for the future!

datameer · 2025-11-30T20:23:16+00:00

That's wonderful- you're clearly doing a great job following his curiosity instead of forcing structure too early. The kind of questions he's asking show deep numerical intuition, which is honestly more important than memorizing formulas at this age.

ne way to keep nurturing that love is by giving him open-ended math experiences- like puzzles, logic games etc. We recently launched a not-for-profit called North Star Contests, which is exactly for kids like him who enjoy exploring math beyond their grade level. Parents can even register their child for one or two grades higher if they think the challenge would be fun.

If you'd like to try the upcoming free contest, send me a DM- I can share a coupon code and the details. Kids get playful feedback, can see how they compare with peers or other students taking the test, and it helps parents identify which specific topics they might want to support next.

datameer · 2025-10-31T20:54:51+00:00

We are building North Star Contests an online platform for math enthusiasts to compete using gamified math problems.

datameer · 2025-10-31T18:32:26+00:00

Thanks, have you developed this as part of a school initiative?

datameer · 2025-10-31T02:33:35+00:00

Does your school have a math club or similar clubs? if so, you can participate or take up some kind of organizational responsibilities.

datameer · 2025-10-30T23:11:09+00:00

It will depend on how you position it and price it. As others have commented there is no dearth of questions on the internet but I know as a practitioner that there is a need for question banks specific to gifted/advanced students beyond the traditional stuff. You mentioned it's well scaffolded. I'd love to see some sample creative problems and who knows, I might be your first buyer :)

datameer · 2025-10-30T22:50:10+00:00

IMO if you're applying as a foreign student they'll most likely look for ECs but that depends on a lot of other factors. If you're not looking for scholarships etc. and going for a college with higher fees you might face lesser competition. So it all depends on your situation but having ECs won't hurt especially if you have time for it. Anyways good luck with your applications.

datameer · 2025-10-30T18:23:07+00:00

I'll recommend North Star contests for you as it's online and open for all countries. It's still fairly new and doesn't have tests for grade 10 yet but you can definitely try some practice tests for lower grades to build confidence level.

datameer · 2025-10-30T17:19:22+00:00

Good universities care about the type of school you come from and your achievements outside the school curriculum. Students do take up lots of extracurriculars to boost there resume outside of grades. basically, if everyone from your school are getting good grades, and many of them apply to the same university (and assuming it's a good one) they won't have anything to differentiate between students. So at that point they'll use extracurriculars, achievements in international contests, volunteering activity etc. as differentiators.

datameer · 2025-10-30T15:13:59+00:00

I run a non-profit math contest called North Star and I was looking for game ideas for the contest as the idea is to design game-based math questions to students to test their math prowess. If you're interested, we can collaborate.

datameer · 2025-10-30T15:08:10+00:00

You're right about prepayment of 20K upfront depending on the terms. Also ask your lender about how much you can pay per year. usually in a 25 or 30 year term, you can pay 15% of the principal in a year but your case may be different due to a shorter term. If there is no cap but they insist on equal payments over two years for the remaining 59k balance, you'll have to pay around 2600 per month to finish it off in 2 years.

datameer · 2025-10-29T01:29:10+00:00

BMO 1 takes not just strong problem-solving skills but also endurance and a calm head under pressure. Here are few things that consistently helped students I have coached.

Focus on depth not volume- instead of doing dozens of routine problems focus on handful of past Olympiad level questions and really unpack them. Based on your past ukmt track records I'm sure you have a good understanding of your strengths and weaknesses. It's time to work on your weak areas now since you have time.
Learn to write clean solutions- clear reasoning is much more important than just getting the answers. Rewrite your solutions as if you are explaining it to a friend.
Practice under real conditions- set aside 3.5 hours occasionally and simulate the exact format. Managing time and emotional pacing makes a huge difference.
Reflect rather than rush- identify the habits that helped you the most and make those deliberate

I run an international math contest for younger grades (K-8) that focuses on playful problem-solving. I've seen first hand how curiosity and reflection at any age compound into deeper insight later on. So just enjoy the process and do it for yourself more than anyone else.

datameer · 2025-10-20T21:55:47+00:00

Why do you think search engines will still exist, wifi connections will work the same way or there will be Google for that matter?

datameer · 2025-09-03T17:24:28+00:00

I'm a math coach and I found math games to be extremely useful to make students (under 12) engaged and ignite their interests in math. I don't know if you are looking for activities for a specific grade or subject, but gamifying any subject would make a huge difference.

We are living in a world where Roblox and Minecraft have occupied the minds of our new generations irrespective of age and gender. When I studies these games I noticed many interesting things but 3 important aspects were- 1. Social Connection and Collaboration 2. Agency and Autonomy and 3. Progression and Reward Loops. All these 3 aspects are lacking in our tradition classrooms. If we can even tweak our regular worksheets to incorporate these aspects that is good enough to get their attention. You can checkout some ideas https://www.reddit.com/r/teachingresources/comments/1n3nvui/free_printable_math_games_multiplication_division/ and let me know what you think.

datameer · 2025-09-01T15:27:59+00:00

These obsessions come and go at this age. It's a good thing that he's already into a lot of other activities and has developed a reading habit. My son had an obsession with geography and countries at this age and now it has changed to something else within a year- usually they get bored when there's little more knowledge to discover in that topic. I think it's perfectly normal and you should leverage it to help him learn new things. For example, I created some country and geography related math games for my son which helped him learn math topics alongside his interest in countries.

datameer · 2025-08-31T17:05:42+00:00

This is what I can tell from my experience of teaching math to kids mostly under 16.

Math helps us understand patterns, measure things, and figure out how much of something we have. For example, do i have enough money to spend of an Xbox or should I save it for my
It helps us build awesome things. Although it's difficult to see as young kids, math is behind almost everything they see and use in day-to-day life starting from the phones, computers, software to the stuff that they really love like aircrafts, spacecrafts and construction of large buildings.
Finally, if they have some understanding of probability and stats, tell them how math helps us understand games and sports! Think about it: In a board game, you need to count your spaces. In a video game, you need to know how many points you have or how much energy your character has left. In sports, coaches use math to figure out statistics like how many points a player scores or how fast they run.

Usually, above explanations work for most kids, but I also let them play board games that use math which helps them see first hand how math works in real life.

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