I freaking HATE the discourse around “useless degrees” that I’ve been seeing all day. Our society needs historians, philosophers, and English majors. Frankly, their decline is a huge reason our society lacks understanding of pol issues + the ability to scrutinize information

BREAKING: A judge has temporarily halted the White House’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools. apnews.com/article/trump-…

For a political party that believes the federal government should have no say in what teachers and students do in public schools, there sure are an awful lot of "orders" coming down this week from the Republican in office...

On doing the thing you’re meant to do, even if very few people, or no one, ever sees it: “The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band.” - Brian Eno

Happy 50th to the Altair! open.substack.com/pub/goto10/p/a…

Public media is under attack from every direction: Funding eliminated in the Administration’s budget Executive order targeting NPR + PBS Grants to kids' educational programs cut Save it now Protect My Public Media: bit.ly/3YMxiXB #ProtectMyPublicMedia

"Knowledge is limitless. Therefore, there is a minuscule difference between those who know a lot and those who know very little." (Leo Tolstoy and Peter Sekirin, A Calendar of Wisdom)

Lots of thoughts coming on how teachers use AI to design instruction. Of note: if the tasks you create, no matter how ‘fun’ you think they are, if they look like what you’ve always done or look like 99%+ of what you find on TpT… you’re not leveraging the tool properly.

I really need Spotify to create a "Block Artist" feature so I never ever have to see anything related to Morgan Wallen ever again. Yes, you can block playing an artist. I want to erase some folks from my Spotify existence entirely.

This week’s newsletter includes: ✅ A rant about testing ✅ Book recs that aren’t edu-fluff ✅ Harlan Ellison ✅ The War of Art ✅ A 700-year-old Magna Carta open.substack.com/pub/mikepaul/p…

The situation in the Gaza Strip is increasingly worrying and painful. I renew my heartfelt appeal to allow the entry of dignified humanitarian aid and to bring an end to the hostilities, whose heart-rending price is borne by children, the elderly, and the sick.

Low & Slow Learning open.substack.com/pub/mikepaul/p…

New blog post! Just dropped my 10 Must-Read SFF Books for June 2025 — featuring space vampires, ghost-haunted couriers, and sapphic Swan Lake retellings. Dive into the weird and wonderful:

New book alert! Sparking Innovation in Children Through STEM Exploration gives K–8 educators the tools to turn classrooms into creative ecosystems. Featuring the Innov8 Framework + real stories + ready-to-use tools. Coming this fall! mikepaul.com/coming-this-fa…

New short story drop: The Season of Scaleward 🔥 🧁 scones 🐉 dragons 🕯️ ritual sacrifices 🎁 unearned trust This one’s inspired by Ray Bradbury’s advice to write 1 story/week. So here’s mine. open.substack.com/pub/mikepaul/p…

Skip the tie. Give your dad a smart mug that keeps coffee at 135°F or a Raspberry Pi he can actually geek out over. Here’s my 2025 gift guide for the tech-savvy dad: mikepaul.com/gifts-for-the-…

I’m excited to share that I’ve partnered with the good folks at secretsofsuccess.com/?afmc=1rae, one of my favorite personal development products, to help them get the word out. You can learn more here: secretsofsuccess.com/?afmc=1rae

BREAKING: Federal appeals court blocks a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms. apnews.com/article/louisi…

Tim Kreider's thoughts from 2019 carry through to our current madness. And yes, imbecilic toddler-god is an apt descriptor for our current high office resident. War: a How-To Manual open.substack.com/pub/timkreider…