What Joe Liemandt has said about Alpha School
3 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 31, 2026
Joe Liemandt, Founder of Trilogy Software and backer of Alpha School, an investor in Mentava, has been quoted on Alpha School 3 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on August 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Liemandt argues that high standards are the key to children's happiness and loving school.
“which is the key to your child's happiness is high standards. And I can't run a school that they love more than vacation if I have low standards”
Huberman Lab: How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 16:42
Liemandt reports Alpha students spent an average of 121 minutes a day in apps and learned more than twice what they would in conventional class.
“The average kid spent 121 minutes last year in the apps and learned more than 2x what they would have in sitting in class for six and doing homework”
Huberman Lab: How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 31:40
- Prediction · due Dec 2027
Liemandt predicts Alpha will produce data over the coming year, including MIT-run trials, showing its model works for broader populations.
“We believe we're going to have a bunch of data over the next year that shows it”
Huberman Lab: How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 2:23:05
Predictions
- Prediction · due Dec 2027
Liemandt predicts Alpha will produce data over the coming year, including MIT-run trials, showing its model works for broader populations.
“We believe we're going to have a bunch of data over the next year that shows it”
Huberman Lab: How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 2:23:05 · Alpha School
Episodes
How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe LiemandtHuberman Lab · Aug 31, 2026 · 2 h 34 min
Andrew Huberman talks with Alpha School principal Joe Liemandt about AI-driven individualized learning, mastery, motivation, life skills, and scaling the model to all students.
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