The Washington Post covers Prenda and the rise of microschools. “Her program is part of a company called Prenda, which last year served about 2,000 students across several states. It connects home-school families with microschool leaders who host students, often […]
This short anecdote makes the point that student-run organizations allow young leaders to, “make the key decisions and solve the problems that determine the success of their organization.” The stakes are low, yet they get accurate feedback about the value […]
“I know a lot of people who were nerds in school, and they all tell the same story: there is a strong correlation between being smart and being a nerd, and an even stronger inverse correlation between being a nerd […]
“My favored model is that schools have an iron triangle: – Parents need someone to watch their kids while they work. They often don’t want to think about it, and they are usually content as long as their kids can […]
This is a prompt that lets you create an AI tutor that’s customized to your depth of knowledge, learning style, and even tone. Want a tutor who engages you in debates? Cool. How about an encouraging tutor instead? Can do! ~ learn […]
Where have all the poets gone? “As Harvard transitioned from a patrician school to a seemingly meritocratic one, students increasingly began to view their degrees as financial investments, attempting to maximize return while limiting downside risk. It is this new, […]
“In the future, every middle-class kid will grow up with a personalized AI assistant — so long as the parents are OK with that. As for the children, most of them will be willing if not downright eager.” ~ learn more
Filed here because maybe the best mitigator is education. “The potential of language models to rival human-written content at low cost suggests that these models—like any powerful technology—may provide distinct advantages to propagandists who choose to use them. These advantages […]
“Many in the 18th c. who thought democracy was absurd rejected it because they disagreed with this thesis, believing that the majority of people (even of white men) were not educable, i.e. that even with educational resources most people were […]
The third post in a series by Erik Hoel on about, “how historical geniuses were often molded via an artisanal method of education.” | learn more