In this episode, Henry Nguyen, former engineer turned founder of A STEM Tutoring, reveals how he transformed his approach to education by creating "safety valves" for overwhelmed students—including letting them hit his taekwondo pad when anger strikes. Drawing from his engineering background and self-defense expertise, Henry explains why he tells students they can quit anytime they want, creating psychological freedom that paradoxically increases commitment.

He discusses the digital SAT's adaptive testing challenge where getting early questions wrong dooms your score, and shares his unconventional philosophy of tackling the hardest problems first using martial arts principles of neutralizing the most dangerous opponent.