Teaching is the toughest job— Not just because of the hours, the paperwork, or the pay. But also because you're competing with culture, social media, peer pressure, and trauma— and still expected to produce excellence. You’re asked to meet every need, fix every gap, calm every

People say, “We need tech in schools so kids can learn the skills of the future!” But what if the skills of the future are the same as those of the past—close reading; the study of languages & poetry; acquiring wisdom & an understanding of human nature via the great books?

In response to Trump's "golden era" economy, Walmart, Kroger and Publix has started offering buy now pay later for groceries. People are literally financing their groceries like a car note. This country is fucked.

Teacher salaries are stagnant, but it's not because of funding. Nationwide, the average inflation-adjusted teacher salary fell by 0.6% between 2002 and 2020, despite public school funding increasing by 25% per student. For policymakers, K-12 finance has serious structural

Educational Leaders, You lead people you care about while carrying out policies you did not create and do not always agree with. You make decisions knowing someone will be unhappy no matter what you choose. You deal with pressure from the state, the board, parents, and staff

People keep asking if AI will replace teachers. AI can deliver content. AI can explain formulas. AI can reteach a lesson ten different ways without getting tired. But AI cannot replace one thing. Human connection. AI cannot read a child’s face and know they are pretending to be

Every one of the great dystopian novels begins with the premise that the majority of people can no longer read. That dystopia is here. Billions of dollars have been spent to ensure most folks are too distracted ever to pick up a book. A nation that won't read soon forgets how.

Standardized tests were never designed to capture the full range of how students learn. They were designed to compare performance under identical conditions. Research in cognitive psychology and educational measurement has shown for decades that standardized tests are highly

At the peak of the Gilded Age in 1910, the richest 0.00001% of the US population owned wealth equal to 4% of national income. Now, the richest 0.00001% owns 12%. US billionaire oligarchs today are even wealthier than the original robber barons. Source: open.substack.com/pub/gzucman/p/…

Nobody is more indoctrinated than someone who says “I’m not into politics.” Every time that’s uttered is another win for elites. Politics is weekends, the 8-hr work day, clean drinking water, wages, quality schools & a functioning healthcare system. Everything is politics.

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Millennials living through their jobs replaced by AI, unaffordable housing, $1.7 trillion student loan debt, a global pandemic, 4 recessions, and 7 stock market crashes, all before hitting 45.

An Auntie Anne’s original pretzel cost about $3.50 in 2009. Today it’s $7.29. The pretzel tracked inflation almost perfectly. The pretzel is accidentally the most honest inflation tracker in America. It’s priced in flour, sugar, labor, commercial rent, and energy. Every cost

April fools doesn’t hit the same living in a misinformation epidemic