Long before AI, teaching machines promised to make education more efficient. Their forgotten history reveals why that dream keeps falling short.
The Editors | Jul 9
The same technology that’s ruining essay writing as a pedagogical tool can help students learn how to reason via conversations.
David Weinberger | Jan 20
Mastery learning and one-on-one instruction could transform education. Why do we settle for less?
Michael D. Smith | Mar 3, 2025
Adult anxieties about STEM can stifle children’s curiosity — but there are ways to break the cycle.
Frank C. Keil | Jan 23, 2025
Sometimes the lessons that stick the most are the ones never intended to be taught.
Andrew N. Meltzoff & Walter S. Gilliam | Mar 19, 2024
Reconnecting children and nature may be the last cause in America that transcends political, religious, racial, and professional barriers.
Richard Louv | Jan 12, 2024
Meryl Alper, ethnographer and author of “Kids Across the Spectrums,” explores the role of media and technology in the everyday lives of children on the autism spectrum.
The Editors | Jan 9, 2024
Educators should ask not who is curious, but how is each person curious?
Perry Zurn & Dani S. Bassett | Dec 27, 2022
Harvard's LCGSA was a significant educational experiment, training one of the first generations of designers in computers and new media.
Evangelos Kotsioris | Oct 6, 2022
Despite policies that aim to provide both transparency and access, most students and parents are unaware of what data is being stored and who has access to it.
Kathleen Creel & Tara Dixit | Sep 15, 2022
