p/super-teacher
More effective than a private tutor
Josh Constine
Super Teacher — More effective than a private tutor
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Now everybody can have private tutoring, not just the wealthy. Super Teacher teaches conversationally, and with lots of visuals, just like the best teachers. Includes lessons in reading, math, art, poetry, science, social-emotional skills, geography and more.
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Josh Constine
As a dad, that wants the best for his kid without breaking the bank, I'm really excited about Super Teacher. Private tutoring is only feasible for the rich. That’s always been the way it is, and it’s never been fair. But self-directed learning from books isn't responsive to a student's questions and challenges, or even possible for kids before they learn to read well. Super Teacher means my kid can have a tutor that listens and talks to them for just over $4 per month on the annual plan. It's a virtual teacher that is fully automated but can use a natural-sounding voice and lots of visuals to walk kids through lessons before they can even type. Super Teacher calls my kid by their name, asks smart questions that test knowledge but also make them feel like they're succeeding. And it's not just talking through some standard online course. Super Teacher reacts to answers, diving deeper where kids need more help or skipping ahead when they immediately understand. Best of all, it's making my daughter associate screentime with active learning, not zombie consumption...as much as I love watching Moana every day. It's got lessons across a bunch of subjects like reading, math, and science, but also social-emotional skills, art. and poetry. If you've got a kid ages 3-8, definitely try it out and let Tim and the team know what you think!
Tim Novikoff
Thanks for the kind words and for the hunt @joshconstine!
Elly
@joshconstine @timnovikoff Sounds like you have a lot of the same concerns as me, and I really relate to the idea of not spending time like a zombie. My kids are 3 and 8, so I'm going to try this right away!
Tim Novikoff
@elly_cho My kids are 4 and 7 and have taken hundreds of lessons. I hope your kids like it! They are at the extreme ends of our target age range, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that at least your 3yo will love it right away! Please try it and let me know what you think!
Kritika Pathak
@joshconstine Congratulations on the launch! Education should be accessible for all and this product does just that. All the best :)
Tim Novikoff
Hi everybody! The mission behind Super Teacher is to offer unlimited private tutoring for an affordable price. I know the idea of a virtual tutor may sound crazy or far-fetched, but this app really can, already, teach children to read, do basic arithmetic, and much more. My daughters have taken over 200 lessons in the app, including lessons in math, reading, drawing, poetry, science, social-emotional skills, geography and more. We hope to one day offer content in every subject, for every age, in every country, in every language, and on any platform. We’ve built our technology to support that goal. Today we’re launching in the US, in English, on iOS, for ages 3–8. The price is $4.17 per month with an annual subscription. I’m really excited to be launching this after over 18 months in development. I can’t wait to hear your feedback! And if it’s not available where you live but you are interested in trying it with your kid(s), please let us know where you think we should launch next!
Fernando Irías
I’m very impressed by what the Super Teacher team has achieved with this app. The way the tutor reacts to mistakes and keeps kids engaged is really impressive.
Tim Novikoff
@fernandoescher Thanks Fernando! We're just getting started! 🚀
Christopher Fong
This is an engaging app that has assisted with teaching kids of all abilities. I can recommend that folks try it. I can't wait to see how it helps other kids and families!
Dan Markowitz
@christopherfong Thank you! Our goal is to make it as adaptive as possible for all kids, so they'll be engaged and feel great about learning no matter their skills. Are there specific types of lessons and content you'd like to see in the app?
Aaron Holiday
It’s been amazing beta testing Super Teacher with my 6 (now 7) year old. It was amazing to watch him learn how to carry the one when adding, completely taught by a fun animated character. The app shows that learning can be a lot of fun on apps. Parenting is hard and products like this really democratize access to core education that should be free to all kids. Thank you for building education at scale! :)
Tim Novikoff
@aholidayiii Thanks Aaron. I appreciate your being the very first to support this product when it wasn't even started yet. Thank you for your support on Product Hunt!
Kovid Batra
Super helpful. Great product!
Jason Toff
The world needs more nutritious and delicious apps like this for kids! As a dad, I'm super grateful to see this sort of thing. Showing it to my kids, I was surprised how engaged they were right away.
Dan Markowitz
@jasontoff Thank you! Kids really love when Super Teacher addresses them by name and responds to what they're actually saying. Our goal is for all the content we make to be really high quality kids content, engaging and educational while still being fun. Thanks for checking it out!
Greg Lerner
This app is awesome. Can’t wait to see it live
Andrea Christmas
@greg_lerner1 It's an impressive educational tool! Definitely worth checking out. The link at the top is live and can direct you to the free App Store download!
Tobby Yi
As a former educator that saw educational inequality compound for my students through the course of education, very excited to see a solution that is affordable and focused on helping students early in their educational journey!
Andrea Christmas
@tobby_yi Great point! This is making quality tutoring affordable and accessible for so many students!
Lizzy Burl
It's really exciting to see AI help make high-quality education more accessible to everyone! Will spread the word!
Tim Novikoff
@lizzyburl Thanks Lizzy!
Erin McGee
Congratulations on the launch!
Tim Novikoff
@erin_mcgee Thanks Erin!
Yang
My daughter has been using the app for a few months now. She loves it, especially when the teacher calls her name and interacts with her. The variety of content is great, and she's never bored with it. She's having lots of fun learning math, reading, drawing, etc., and comes back to teach us what she's learned! This is a perfect after-school activity.
Tim Novikoff
@yanghcheung Thanks Yang! You've been such an amazing beta tester too, and so have your kids! :-)
Spandana
Congratulations on the launch Tim! Shared this with my cousins who have kids and they love that the content is super interactive.
Ben Lerner
I have a couple of friends trying this out with their kids, and I’ve heard universal praise - it’s one app that doesn’t make you feel guilty about your kids’ screen time.
Jason Davis
I’ve been testing super teacher with my 4 year old for a while now. The approach is completely different than pretty much any other educational app. The interaction model is closer to 1-1 tutoring and puts the content front and center. Highly recommended!
Tim Novikoff
@jasondavis thanks for kind words and thanks for beta testing Jason!
Corbett Hobbs
Love the concept of this app! It's so important to be democratizing access to quality education. I can't wait to try it out when my little one is old enough!
Matthias Neumayer
Great product. Congrats on the launch!
Adrian Steriopol
Really interesting 🙌 Congrats on the launch 🚀
Jarod Stewart
Congratulations Tim on another great launch!
Tim Novikoff
@stewartjarod Thanks Jarod!
Victoria Tsiganenko
What a great, customized way to learn! I’m loving this!