The History Of Cool Math Games

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If you didn't spend hours in class playing Cool Math Games instead of doing work, did you even have a childhood?! Today, let's dive into the history and origins of Cool Math Games- from it's humble academic origins, to it's legendary game series, to how it's changed and evolved over time and what it's like in the current day!

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All credit goes to the musicians and composers! This video is not meant to target or harass any person. This video does not condone or encourage anyone to harass or contact any person or persons discussed in this video. This video is purely for entertainment and informational purposes.

[Xadaj]

It's refreshing to see an internet site founder who isn't corrupt, money-hungry or careless. I wish Coolmath Karen the best.

[GoroAkechi_Real]

Getting asked to play Fireboy and Watergirl with someone was basically a “best friends forever” proposal

[HeisenbergFam]

"gaslighting your math teacher into letting everyone play flash games for the entire lesson" is one of the most accurate sentences said in history, Izzy looks fabulous

[Eyeronxc]

me, an English teacher in South Korea, whose covered in tattoos, is a tattoo artist, has my own music venue/bar has used this website in classrooms so many times because kids in Korea are in classrooms studying too much. I never technically felt bad about letting kids play games, most of the times they deserved it.. but, now knowing the history of the creator, I feel extra nice because the creator is the kinda teacher I aspire to be. <3

[Sharpener]

I’m obsessed with Karen, what an absolute icon. Shes so wholesome.

[toganium]

Teachers must’ve been mad when they realized that Cool Math Games were more cool than they were math.

[draculactica]

it's honestly super wholesome and admirable that karen decided to create an entire platform just to encourage kids to regard mathematics a little more fondly. whether or not it was effective, well... it was a nice thought either way.

[gabbym]

Coolmath Karen is one of a handful of times learning more about someone made me like them more. What a genuinely cool and wholesome lady, I bet her students loved her. It's crazy how much of an impact one person can have on so many people

[jm]

1. Nothing but respect for Karen, she sounds like the coolest person ever. 2. My friends and I were addicted to the Coffee Shop management game, but the Lemonade management game was a school-wide phenomenon

[zahragil]

I'm glad you mentioned Duck Life, I'm not sure if u were still playing around the time they released the last version where you can train your duck to basically become a god of his own universe, traveling to a separate home screen with a galaxy backdrop and a throne, but that version always felt like a fever dream rather than a nostalgic memory. The design of your duck god was also hilarious, you could choose his color and they gave you almost a human body with a more mature looking duck face and a ridiculous mohawk

[pixieprincess]

As a 5th grade teacher, it warms my heart to see that kids still play cool math games any chance they get in school

[alicat]

As a kid, if I was aware of Karen creating the website and how cool she is, I would’ve aimed to be like her. My younger brother and I absolutely loved playing coolmathgames. It’s such a core childhood memory. No matter the school I attended, the class always told the teacher “no no it’s educational it’s math”

[sharkbyte]

I'm impressed with Izzzys uncanny ability to find topics that were apart of everyone lives yet simultaneously no one talks about for whatever reason

Makes for interesting content

[ka_okai]

Loving how this channel really shines a light into the old web. Izzzy is kinda like an Internet Memory Guardian. how cool is that. I hold massive respect for how passionate she is about everything she shares here. She is doing so much good to the collective memory of the internet, what a blessing she is.. thank you Izzzy you are amazing !

[ndokah]

Balloons Tower was ALL THE RAGE in my middle school in '09, I had a computer class and our teacher would give us 20-30min of coding work and let us play CoolMath the rest of the period because "it teaches you how to use a keyboard" while blasting emo/punk-pop music the entire time. He died right after I went to highschool so CoolMath and Balloons Tower will always remind me of him. RIP Mr. Jones.

[panqueque]

"Don't be a fool, be a freak"
Words to live by

[teleportzz]

Coolmath Karen is the kind of woman I want to become. She sounds so fun to be around and I bet her classroom was so welcoming

[moistestslug]

Izzy never fails to deliver a new look

[happylittleacident]

i still to this day remember they blocked cool mathgames but because i had gone on run so many times i could start typing "run" on the top search bar and id get a link to the game, avoiding the block. ICT was never a topic i was really interested in (i was top of many classes so never fell behind) so the computer room was a really a place my and my friends would have fun together.

Embarrassingly but funnily when i finished highschool / secondary school my ICT teacher wrote in my leavers note something to do with coolmathgames xD something like "i hope you get a good grade even after playing all those games"

he was honestly a chill teacher, he knew people were playing games, he just made sure we did the work and understood it then let us chill.

[koralate]

Karen seems like the best teacher ever. She’s extremely kind and understanding ❤️