Category: Learnings

A big part of a school system’s purpose is to prepare young people to be valuable members of the workforce. It used to be schools, and the rest of the world, knew what skills kids needed to get a good job after high school or college graduation. But now that has all changed. With the…

When it comes to learning, there’s too much blame assigned to young people inside our traditional K-12 system. Blame that usually translates into a failing grade. Math teacher Emma Chiappetta shared her experience with turning mistakes into learning opportunities in a recent article posted by ISTE+ASCD (2/1/26): “On an October afternoon my algebra class, Carson…

Improvements to artificial intelligence are moving extremely fast these days (see ABPTL 2/19 post “Tomorrow as Today”). The potential impact on young learner’s ability to improve their reading, writing, and problem-solving skills is promising. Take for example virtual tutoring. Although most virtual tutoring models still include a human element in the form of a certified…

Public school advocates are suing to keep money in their coffers instead of paying private school tuition through education savings accounts or vouchers. According to an article appearing in EducationWeek online, “Private school choice is surging across the nation – but not without opposition, as many state-level programs are embroiled in court challenges.” “Judges in…

I was 15 years old when American celebrated its 200th birthday. America was recovering from a war we lost halfway around the world, and from a U.S. executive branch scandal and eventual presidential resignation. Gas prices and inflation were soaring. America was not in a good place. But nevertheless, I took pride in celebrating the…

What if we aren’t ready to offer enough “learner-based” education to the young learners and their families once they are demanding it? What if our only answer is to send those interested in a “learner-based” experience back to their same old traditional neighborhood school? These are questions Demi Edwards, CEO and Co-Founder of Education Reimagined,…

Last week, Matt Shumer, co-founder and CEO of OthersideAI, wrote an article for Fortune titled “Something Big is Happening in AI – and Most People Will Be Blindsided.” Here are excerpts from Shumer’s article: “I’ve spent six years building an AI startup and investing in the space. I live in this world. And I’m writing…

Our personalized learning lab school got close to being named a XQ Super School back in 2016. XQ Super Schools were unveiled by the XQ Institute, a group financed by Laurene Powell Jobs. 18 schools, serving 14- to 18-year-olds, were selected based on what effective learning models should look like for high schoolers moving forward.…

It used to be that schools were criticized for asking students to fill out too many worksheets during their time in class. Now it’s schools being chastised for using ineffective educational technology that is not delivering desired results when it comes to student learning. In an article posted by EducationWeek last week (2/11/26), “The heavy…

I remember reading an article years ago titled “Change or Die.” The author’s big idea was to show how difficult it is to change your behaviors for the better. One story shared in the article was how patients, after having open heart surgery, returned to their same bad habits – smoking, drinking, eating unhealthy foods…