What Joe Liemandt has said about Bloom's 2 sigma problem
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 31, 2026
Joe Liemandt, Founder of Trilogy Software and backer of Alpha School, an investor in Mentava, has been quoted on Bloom's 2 sigma problem once 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 Bloom's two-sigma effect requires both individualized tutoring and mastery, each contributing one sigma.
“One sigma came from the tutor, one sigma comes from mastery, which once again, we'll talk about, we all accept mastery in athletics, but we reject it”
Huberman Lab: How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 30:50
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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