The sheer scale of a trillion dollars can be hard to comprehend. Let me put it in perspective. You would be able to buy 42 miles of high speed rail in California with that much money.
I have a senior on my roster who hasnโt attended my class a single day this semester. She showed up today for the first time.
We have 7 days left before grades are finalized for seniors.
My administrator just asked me to see what I can do to help her graduate.
In case anyone here is a new follower, this is why Iโm leaving public education.
The sunk cost fallacy is the only thing holding big techโs dominance over secondary education in place. 15 years ago, secondary schools around the country got sold, everybody got sold, great private schools and great public schools, the devices were new and magical and it was an optimistic moment, the great equalizer had arrived, a tablet for every child. But now the data is overwhelming, it has been a certifiable disaster. The average squirrel can focus far longer than the typical 15-year-old, seriously, observe a squirrel sometime. Itโs embarrassing for schools to admit the mistake, l get it, but holding on is not progressive, itโs regressive, C.S. Lewis understood thisโฆ
โWe all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.โ
Order a dumpster and chuck all the devices.