Free, no email, no last names. A first name and one solved problem is the whole sign-up.
The strongest single predictor of a STEM major in NSF's table is a student agreeing that others see them as a science person: 47% against 27%.
Who signs up. The student signs up with a first name or nickname.
What a proof looks like. Levels 3 to 5. This is the age NSF surveyed: what a student says here showed up in their major four years later.
What a witness says. "I have watched you do this for years. I see a math person, and so should the college you apply to."
The next step. A course choice: the fourth year of math, a science elective, or a dual-enrollment class.
Start here: one problem
A first name or nickname is all we ask for. No email, no last name, no birthday. For a child under 13, a parent or teacher signs up and sits beside them.
What the national data says
In 2012 NSF asked eleventh graders whether they agreed with “I see myself as a science person.” 48% did. In 2016, 46% of those who agreed were STEM majors, against 26% of those who disagreed.
Being seen counts as much as seeing it yourself: for “Others see me as a science person.” the figures are 47% and 27%. Test confidence is more common (66% have it) and weaker: 39% against 30%.
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Free, no email, no last names. A first name and one solved problem is the whole sign-up. The strongest single predictor of a STEM major in NSF's table is a student agreeing that others see them as a science person: 47% against 27%.
Why can't I claim it right away?
Because in the national data a claim with nothing behind it does not move anything. Here the claim unlocks after one graded proof and one witness, so the sentence means what it says.
What do I get for sharing my link?
2 points for each new person who opens it, 40 when someone joins through it and solves their own proof, 20, 10, 5, 2.5 and 1.25 for the generations below them, and 20 more when someone you brought in reaches their own claim. The Share badges run from 1 recruit to 81 and from a chain 2 deep to 13 deep.
Does it cost anything?
No. There is nothing to buy, and no badge, rank or point can be bought. A purchase never fires a trigger.
What do you collect about my child?
A first name or nickname, a role, a language and, if you choose, a county. No email, no last name, no birthday. For a child under 13 the adult signs up and sits beside them.