What Joe Liemandt has said about Mastery learning
2 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 Mastery learning 2 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 says students transferring from elite private schools averaged 2.2 grade levels behind, and a grade level per subject can be completed in 20-30 hours.
“Our average student can do an entire grade level one subject between 20 and 30 hours in K through eight”
Huberman Lab: How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:51
Liemandt argues schools should be measured by students' rate of growth rather than achievement levels, to avoid selection effects.
“you should measure a school based on the rate of learning and the slope of the line the growth rate not its achievement”
Huberman Lab: How to Accelerate Learning & Improve Education | Joe Liemandt (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:30
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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