If the pandemic disappeared tonight and all your students could come to class tomorrow, would you teach differently than you did pre-COVID? Would your school offer opportunities it hadn’t before? I hope the answer is Read more…
In the early 00’s, I spent time as a principal of an experimental online high school. We worked under a self-paced curriculum for the students, helping them learn to become far more honest with themselves Read more…
In December I wrote a post called “Really Different Schooling,” and asked folks to share ideas they have on what would make for a truly innovative school. There were plenty of answers, including: Full-year schooling Read more…
You’re a teacher. Have you ever wanted to make a major change in the way schools work? Do bears defecate in the woods? We know there are all sorts of inefficiencies in the system, so Read more…
Last week I attended a program at Stanford titled “Does AI belong in the classroom?” (That’s a pair of letters: a capital “a” and a capital “i,” and it stands for “artificial intelligence.” It is Read more…
This morning I watched a video that directly challenges how schools typically run. The video is called What is School For? by Prince Ea, who blends commentary with hip-hop delivery to explore why we do Read more…