We Want Your Feedback (Not Really)
Performing participation is not the same as being valued. Mistaking a manipulative illusion being taken for the real thing is only getting worse because of… Read More »We Want Your Feedback (Not Really)
We Blew Our Last Chance to Kill Grades and We’re Doing it Again
Grades survived COVID. Don’t let them survive AI. In May of 2021, mid-pandemic, I published a post on my personal blog called “Why Grades are… Read More »We Blew Our Last Chance to Kill Grades and We’re Doing it Again
To Use or Not to Use
Whenever I give a keynote about generative AI, the same question shows up: when should we use it, and when should we leave it alone?… Read More »To Use or Not to Use
The Teacher’s Burden: AI Is Breaking What Was Already Broken
Teachers are expected to learn AI, police AI, redesign around AI, and manage the fallout—all without additional time, training, or compensation. This is unsustainable.
When AI Accommodations Are Not Accommodations
Adding AI tools to an IEP without training, guidance, or thoughtful implementation is not an accommodation. It is abandonment dressed up as innovation.
What AI Companies Owe Education (And Are Not Delivering)
AI companies have disrupted education, profited enormously, and left educators to clean up the mess. It is time to demand accountability.
Are You Thinking Too Small?
I’m just going to go ahead and answer that right away. The answer is yes. I probably am as well. I was just at a… Read More »Are You Thinking Too Small?
The Feedback Problem: What AI Gets Wrong That I Learned the Hard Way
AI feedback can be instant, judgment-free, and technically accurate. It can also overwhelm students and repeat the mistakes that took human teachers years to unlearn.
Fake It Until AI Makes It: Getting AI to Work Harder for You
Are you important enough for good AI responses? (Lie and find out)
When the Teacher Becomes the Parent: My Kids Cannot Use AI at School
I have spent the last three years helping educators understand AI: its biases, its possibilities, its risks. I have written about how we need to… Read More »When the Teacher Becomes the Parent: My Kids Cannot Use AI at School