When kids fall behind in math, they tend to stay behind—forever. Six out of ten students worldwide are below minimum proficiency benchmarks in math, and it’s a tough gap to close without extra support. And when math is hard, life is harder. Why? Because math teaches logic and critical thinking needed for the everyday decisions that shape our lives.
Darsel has developed a smart, text-based math chatbot to catch kids up. Kids receive math questions by text that are tailored to their level and get help when they get stuck. Teachers introduce the chatbot in schools, and kids practice for just 20 minutes a day on their parents’ phones at home.
So far, using Darsel for a year is the equivalent of getting an additional 3 months of high-quality math instruction. They’ve partnered with governments — in Jordan, Nigeria and India — to introduce the chatbot to the public education system. The dream is for government to deliver and pay for the program in schools. It’s affordable—just a small fraction of government budgets—and could help millions of kids catch up and have uninterrupted math learning that compounds over the years.
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