I have the education software I wrote in a school, as of this morning.
Trial, free, etc...but the school folks seemed pretty excited, and seemed to agree with my assessments of what the students and teachers needed. Income stream after it's demonstrated effective.
Claim:
My online math software will
(a) help the students learn better by using sane educational principles
(b) help the students' standardized test scores (including the NCLB test scores that impact funding)
(c) making teachers' jobs easier by (1) removing some work, and (2) giving some info they can't get
I have (a) and (b) written already. When (c) is working...by XMas, I'll post a link.
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Congratulations. That's really cool news. What level of mathematics are you targeting with your software?
The way I wrote my software, I have to start (mostly) at the beginning. Should handle everything from adding to Algebra in a year. I can see how to keep doing this through Differential Equations, but proof-style math is harder. I haven't solved that one. OTOH...my software structure is amenable to any discipline that is mostly know-how based, rather than know that. Micro-econ. HS + some college physics, some chem, genetics...
Reading is for version 92...doable but HARD. Software development....similar difficulty. I see how to build the system, but don't have the code ready to jump out of my fingers.
Sounds really fascinating. I can only remember using 2 "educational" software titles to ever learn anything. One was Mavis Beacon teaches typing the other was some random Algebra program that my parents picked up for me when I started middle school. I actually liked both of them and would use them in my free time at home. Most of everything else I can't really say how I learned. Combination of reading and practice I guess. I've been picking up a bit of programming over the past couple of years and have really enjoyed it. Lot's of immediate feedback which I know you're big on. Makes me wish I'd picked it up sooner. One big question for you though: since you are obviously developing a commercial program, how do you feel about intellectual property in general and copyright in particular? I find that to be one of the trickiest topics to grapple with as a self-identified libertarian.
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