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Founded @MentavaInc to teach reading in preschool and calculus in middle school. Help me bring back excellence in education. Father of 4.

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Niels Hoven is a sharp-witted education reform advocate who fearlessly challenges popular narratives and highlights inconvenient truths. As the founder of Mentava Inc., he’s all about bringing back excellence in education while balancing his Twitter feed with insightful, often humorous critiques. A proud father of four, he blends his personal passion with professional dedication to improve learning outcomes for future generations.

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Niels probably has a PhD in 'Tweeting with an Eye Roll'—he’s the kind of guy who’d write a sarcastic syllabus if he ever taught a class on how to roast the ‘woke’ education system without actually offering a pop quiz on solutions.

Building Mentava Inc. and gaining a large, engaged audience who not only follows but actively debates and amplifies his calls for educational reform.

To expose flaws in the education system and societal myths, sparking critical thinking and dialogue that lead to meaningful improvements in teaching and learning standards.

Niels values intellectual rigor, honesty, and accountability. He believes in meritocracy and the power of education to transform lives, while rejecting oversimplified narratives that mask deeper societal issues.

His ability to dissect complex issues with clarity and wit makes him a magnetic voice in education debates and social commentary. He’s fearless, articulate, and highly engaging.

Sometimes his sharp critiques can come off as overly cynical or dismissive, risking alienation of those who might otherwise be allies or open to discussion.

To grow his audience on X, Niels should blend his critical insights with more interactive content like polls or Q&A threads to foster community engagement, and occasionally sprinkle in success stories to balance critique with inspiration.

Fun fact: Despite tweeting over 14,000 times, Niels has mastered the art of turning controversy and critique into thoughtful conversations that engage thousands of followers per post.

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Grad school was where I first had the experience of maxing out my cognitive horsepower. I was one of the dumbest EE majors. There was a very clear hierarchy. [Generalizing heavily] the EE majors weren’t as smart as the stat majors, who weren’t as smart as the math majors. There was no value judgement about it. It didn't make anybody "better" than anybody else, it was just a blindingly obvious fact of life while we were there, like noticing that some people were taller than other people. I took the intro level stats course that every 1st-year stats grad student took, and I barely understood half of it. I didn't take it for a grade, and it's a good thing because I probably wouldn't have passed. The next year, I tried to take the intro level math class that every 1st-year math grad student took, and I had to drop it. It wasn't an issue of not studying enough. The concepts were just too abstract and no matter how much time I put in, I couldn't make them make sense in my head. On the other hand, for some of my friends (who also happened to be IMO gold medal winners), the class was totally intuitive. It just made sense to them, but as much as they tried, they couldn't break it down for me in a way that I could understand. It's a humbling experience to experience at a deeply visceral level, exactly HOW much smarter than you other people are. More people should have that experience. Maybe we all will with AI. Long tails can be very long.

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