Ive been in educ for 37 yrs.
I've learned new tech initially makes u more efficient & saves u time, but then u r given new tasks & that extra time disappears & u have even less time.
More responsibilities & less time.
No wonder there r so many mental health issues.
#EduSky #AcademicSky
I've learned new tech initially makes u more efficient & saves u time, but then u r given new tasks & that extra time disappears & u have even less time.
More responsibilities & less time.
No wonder there r so many mental health issues.
#EduSky #AcademicSky
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ive been in educ for 37 yrs.
I've learned new tech initially makes u more efficient & saves u time, but then u r given new tasks & that extra time disappears & u have even less time.
More responsibilities & less time.
No wonder there r so many mental health issues.
#EduSky #AcademicSky
I've learned new tech initially makes u more efficient & saves u time, but then u r given new tasks & that extra time disappears & u have even less time.
More responsibilities & less time.
No wonder there r so many mental health issues.
#EduSky #AcademicSky
1/2 Several weeks before he came onto national scene, last summer while Biden was still in the race, I was at a tech conf where Walz gave 40-minute keynote, about the way advanced geospatial data systems were transforming all sectors in Minnesota. Gov, ag, educ, mfr, research, sustainability [cont]
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
1/2 Several weeks before he came onto national scene, last summer while Biden was still in the race, I was at a tech conf where Walz gave 40-minute keynote, about the way advanced geospatial data systems were transforming all sectors in Minnesota. Gov, ag, educ, mfr, research, sustainability [cont]
Harvard and other top universities look to big tech and pharma companies to fill federal funding gap after Trump cuts www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Harvard Is Asking Corporations to Fill Its Federal Funding Gap
Top universities look to big tech and pharmaceutical companies for support after Trump cuts to government grants.
www.wsj.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Harvard and other top universities look to big tech and pharma companies to fill federal funding gap after Trump cuts www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
This is excellent, and especially thrilling because it's the first thing I've read on this topic that gets past its supposed inevitability to assess what AI ed tech is actually like, and what it actually does. www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in educ...
www.newyorker.com
April 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is excellent, and especially thrilling because it's the first thing I've read on this topic that gets past its supposed inevitability to assess what AI ed tech is actually like, and what it actually does. www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
Some context... www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
August 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Some context... www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Gift link---the parent uprising in the Philly burbs is now national news... @lutzfernandez.bsky.social
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The Parent Uprising Against Screen Time at School
In suburbs including Philadelphia’s Main Line, moms and dads are pleading with districts to rein in tech: “These electronics have ruined parenting.”
www.wsj.com
June 22, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Gift link---the parent uprising in the Philly burbs is now national news... @lutzfernandez.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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They have tried this before. "The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College
The venture-capital firm is spending $35 million to back the two-year academy, with other Bay Area tech giants on board.
www.wsj.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
They have tried this before. "The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
A seminary for the wealth gospel: "One course is titled 'The Geometry of Luck,' in which students will learn 'about arranging a life so good fortune flows through it.'"
The tech elite is funding the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, an alternative to four-year college www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
The tech elite is funding the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, an alternative to four-year college www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College
The venture-capital firm is spending $35 million to back the two-year academy, with other Bay Area tech giants on board.
www.wsj.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:28 PM
A seminary for the wealth gospel: "One course is titled 'The Geometry of Luck,' in which students will learn 'about arranging a life so good fortune flows through it.'"
The tech elite is funding the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, an alternative to four-year college www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
The tech elite is funding the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, an alternative to four-year college www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
I don't think that structuring the talent pipeline for the industry as a captured educational monoculture is a great idea at this particular time tbh. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College
The venture-capital firm is spending $35 million to back the two-year academy, with other Bay Area tech giants on board.
www.wsj.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I don't think that structuring the talent pipeline for the industry as a captured educational monoculture is a great idea at this particular time tbh. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
I can only read the first para because I don't have an Irish Times subscription but it is safe to say that Olwen Fouéré is not only a huge Irish talent but also a great and courageous person.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Actor declines degree from University of Galway over contract link to Israeli tech institute
Olwen Fouéré calls on university to ‘sever all ties with Technion and the Israeli regime’
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I can only read the first para because I don't have an Irish Times subscription but it is safe to say that Olwen Fouéré is not only a huge Irish talent but also a great and courageous person.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
The WSJ is spot on when it comes to the modern voc schools-they are called Career & Tech Ed now. I've been advocating for CTE programs for years. Students are engaged and excited and learn the skills they need to succeed. I'm glad to see others recognize the value of CTE
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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The Hottest High Schools in Massachusetts Are Trade Schools
With waiting lists in the thousands, the state’s vo-tech campuses are highly sought after, even attracting college-bound students.
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The WSJ is spot on when it comes to the modern voc schools-they are called Career & Tech Ed now. I've been advocating for CTE programs for years. Students are engaged and excited and learn the skills they need to succeed. I'm glad to see others recognize the value of CTE
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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an entire article where every word is exactly, precisely what you would have predicted
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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How Silicon Valley’s Brightest Parents Broke Their Own School
Tech executives built the “it” school for their gifted kids. Lawsuits, internal feuding and a breakaway followed.
www.wsj.com
April 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
an entire article where every word is exactly, precisely what you would have predicted
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Please enjoy this free story on Silicon Valley assholes breaking their own elite "gifted" school. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
How Silicon Valley’s Brightest Parents Broke Their Own School
Tech executives built the “it” school for their gifted kids. Lawsuits, internal feuding and a breakaway followed.
www.wsj.com
April 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Please enjoy this free story on Silicon Valley assholes breaking their own elite "gifted" school. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Just creating their own humanoids who will have no exposure to history, psychology, the arts, the humanities -- in short, a laser-focused group of individuals who will have no basis for determining right and wrong.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College
The venture-capital firm is spending $35 million to back the two-year academy, with other Bay Area tech giants on board.
www.wsj.com
September 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Just creating their own humanoids who will have no exposure to history, psychology, the arts, the humanities -- in short, a laser-focused group of individuals who will have no basis for determining right and wrong.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Whew! Here's gift links to the 2 articles on a law prof/tech consultant/anti-trust regulator who harassed students & colleagues while producing company-funded research that allowed said companies to skirt FTC regs. 3rd one out Sunday.
#1: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
#2: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
#1: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
#2: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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June 8, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Whew! Here's gift links to the 2 articles on a law prof/tech consultant/anti-trust regulator who harassed students & colleagues while producing company-funded research that allowed said companies to skirt FTC regs. 3rd one out Sunday.
#1: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
#2: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
#1: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
#2: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
“‘The university and its spirit of academic freedom is survived by those who still insist on asking difficult questions,’ wrote the organizers of the Texas Tech protest. Good for them. Keep asking, and keep fighting. And academic freedom will live another day.”
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
thehill.com
May 20, 2026 at 12:17 AM
“‘The university and its spirit of academic freedom is survived by those who still insist on asking difficult questions,’ wrote the organizers of the Texas Tech protest. Good for them. Keep asking, and keep fighting. And academic freedom will live another day.”
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
(WSJ: free) Update on the approach to finding outside significant funding by Harvard, focusing on Pharmaceutical and Big Tech companies to fill the gap. Overall, the deficit caused by TRUMP approaches $10 BILLION across many Universities. Suggest reading entire article.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Harvard Is Asking Corporations to Fill Its Federal Funding Gap
Top universities look to big tech and pharmaceutical companies for support after Trump cuts to government grants.
www.wsj.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
(WSJ: free) Update on the approach to finding outside significant funding by Harvard, focusing on Pharmaceutical and Big Tech companies to fill the gap. Overall, the deficit caused by TRUMP approaches $10 BILLION across many Universities. Suggest reading entire article.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Actor declines degree from University of Galway over contract link to Israeli tech institute
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Actor declines degree from University of Galway over contract link to Israeli tech institute
Olwen Fouéré calls on university to ‘sever all ties with Technion and the Israeli regime’
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Actor declines degree from University of Galway over contract link to Israeli tech institute
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Accelerationist ed: "The storied venture-capital firm is investing $35 million in an unaccredited San Francisco-based two-year alternative to traditional college for students ages 16 to 22." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College
The venture-capital firm is spending $35 million to back the two-year academy, with other Bay Area tech giants on board.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Accelerationist ed: "The storied venture-capital firm is investing $35 million in an unaccredited San Francisco-based two-year alternative to traditional college for students ages 16 to 22." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Many ed-tech companies say their products lead to remarkable gains in student learning, citing internal analyses. But as we show in our recent piece—examining the popular digital learning platform IXL—there is often more than meets the eye to these claims.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
January 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Many ed-tech companies say their products lead to remarkable gains in student learning, citing internal analyses. But as we show in our recent piece—examining the popular digital learning platform IXL—there is often more than meets the eye to these claims.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
2/2
In fact, the tech set have known for years that they needed to shield their kids from tech (2018):
🧾 www.businessinsider.com/silicon-vall...
👉 Even earlier, OG Tech Bros knew better:
Why did Bill Gates and Steve Jobs guard their kids from tech?
🧾 www.weforum.org/stories/educ...
In fact, the tech set have known for years that they needed to shield their kids from tech (2018):
🧾 www.businessinsider.com/silicon-vall...
👉 Even earlier, OG Tech Bros knew better:
Why did Bill Gates and Steve Jobs guard their kids from tech?
🧾 www.weforum.org/stories/educ...
Silicon Valley parents are raising their kids tech-free — and it should be a red flag
Silicon Valley parents can see firsthand, either through living or working in the Bay Area, that technology is potentially harmful to kids.
www.businessinsider.com
September 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
2/2
In fact, the tech set have known for years that they needed to shield their kids from tech (2018):
🧾 www.businessinsider.com/silicon-vall...
👉 Even earlier, OG Tech Bros knew better:
Why did Bill Gates and Steve Jobs guard their kids from tech?
🧾 www.weforum.org/stories/educ...
In fact, the tech set have known for years that they needed to shield their kids from tech (2018):
🧾 www.businessinsider.com/silicon-vall...
👉 Even earlier, OG Tech Bros knew better:
Why did Bill Gates and Steve Jobs guard their kids from tech?
🧾 www.weforum.org/stories/educ...
I love the idea of a "Student Tech Bill of Rights, which includes the right to “read whole books,” to “regularly read and write on paper,” and to “a low-stimulation learning environment.”"
www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in educ...
www.newyorker.com
May 8, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I love the idea of a "Student Tech Bill of Rights, which includes the right to “read whole books,” to “regularly read and write on paper,” and to “a low-stimulation learning environment.”"
www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
“This is disastrous,” said Andrew Martin, an art professor at Texas Tech. “History is full of examples of what happens when authoritarian governments gain control of the educational institutions of a country or a society. That is the death of freedom.” (gift link) www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
The Curriculum Flowchart That Has Texas Professors Up in Arms
New restrictions on teaching about race and gender are unsettling faculty; conservatives say the moves are overdue.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“This is disastrous,” said Andrew Martin, an art professor at Texas Tech. “History is full of examples of what happens when authoritarian governments gain control of the educational institutions of a country or a society. That is the death of freedom.” (gift link) www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
I would be deeply suspicious of any “educational” institution associated with Marc Andreessen given that he is a card carrying techno fascist. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | The Tech Elite Is Funding an Alternative to College
The venture-capital firm is spending $35 million to back the two-year academy, with other Bay Area tech giants on board.
www.wsj.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I would be deeply suspicious of any “educational” institution associated with Marc Andreessen given that he is a card carrying techno fascist. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...