September 22, 2026
He Said AI? Sharpen The Pitchforks!
The reactions proved my point better than the post did.
Tag: AI
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Teachers Need AI. There's No Other Way to Individualize.
Bloom proved in 1984 that one-on-one tutoring beats everything else in education, by miles. We just couldn't afford it. AI finally changes the economics, but only if teachers are trusted to use it.
September 14, 2026
LA's AI Ban, Marginally Better Than NYC's In One Critical Area
LAUSD's AI policy is not quite as bad as NYC's in one critical area.
September 4, 2026
NYC Says Balance. The Policy Says Ban.
New York City is calling its new AI policy a balance, but for the 600,000 students in Pre-K through 8th grade, it's actually a ban, just a smarter one than 2023's.
July 29, 2026
AI in the Classroom, Part 3: Where It Actually Earns Its Place
From personalized instruction to removing the blank page for kids who've never had a way to show what's in their heads, this is where AI actually earns its place in the classroom, and why that matters most for the kids with the least.
July 28, 2026
AI in the Classroom, Part 2: The Fears, Real and Imagined
Cheating, plagiarism, screen time, equity, privacy: the fears about AI in schools are real, but most of them aren't new. AI didn't break education, it just shone a spotlight on problems that were already there.
July 27, 2026
AI in the Classroom, Part 1: What's Actually Happening Now
A room full of educators went quiet when I suggested assignments shouldn't have a word count. That reaction is the real subject of this post: the "well, this is how we've always done it" mindset that's slowing AI adoption in the classroom, and why it's worth pushing past, carefully.
May 18, 2026
Does Vibe Coding Change My Answer?
A while back I wrote a post titled "Should We Still Teach Kids To Code?". The answer was yes. A lot has happened since then, and "vibe coding" is now all the rage. So, does that change my recommendation?
September 15, 2025
On AI In Education
Adobe's Mala Sharma has posted thoughts in AI in education and the White House’s Pledge to America’s Youth.
August 28, 2025
Should We Still Teach Kids To Code?
I hear this question almost daily now: "With AI here, should we teach kids to code?" I was reminded of the following from our book, Captain Code , that teaches coding to kids. The intro asks kids "Why learn to code?".
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