The language is casual, but the ideas and reasoning are sharp. “It’s no secret that school sux. It’s not that tutoring is good, it’s that mechanized schooling is really bad. If we got rid of formal 20th century K-12 education, […]
“So, for the last three years, teachers have been telling my kids that they can’t use Wikipedia for any school work.” | learn more
“A study by the universities of Zurich and Mainz has shown that teaching children how to manage their attention and impulses in primary school has a positive long-term effect on their later educational success.” | learn more
Is this happening all over the country? “Last spring, 41.5% of third-graders statewide scored at least proficient in math on the exam, known as the M-STEP. That’s a decline of 5.2 percentage points from 2019, the last time the test […]
“A whopping 19 out of 20 principals were replaced in the Houston experiment. It took over 300 interviews to find 19 principals to replace them. Of the teachers, 46% were replaced.” | learn more
“These institutions have spent too much time and money building their brands and not enough educating their students.” This opinion piece published in the WSJ makes some suggestions. | learn more
“Grades are, by far, the criteria the public says should most factor into admissions decisions. This is followed by standardized test scores (39% major factor, 46% minor factor)…” | learn more
This one sparked a fun conversation with my teacher friends! Most of us, me included, have no idea what school principals actually do all day. “Issues that are largely unconsidered in the public perception are of fundamental and compelling importance […]
“Compounding early luck is generally fine with people who have early luck. What a surprise. But it’s unfair and it’s also a talent-utilization problem that hurts everyone.” | learn more
“My goal with the 12 points below is for [my son] Onyx to graduate with the ability to study, understand, and apply any skill he chooses. I believe this is the way to develop his confidence and self-esteem so that […]