Such panic drives rash, destabilizing decisions that are less effective than sticking to proven, steady methods. Let’s rethink this race and prioritize balanced, long-term growth over chasing metrics. Education is a lifestyle and not a mere utility to enter the market. 2/2
Americans often view education through a narrow lens, fixated on “being behind” or “getting ahead” based on arbitrary standards we accept without question. This fuels anxiety, leading to binary thinking—like fearing a 9-year-old’s math struggles will doom their future. 1/2
Education should be about education. Instead, it has become the commodification of value added experiences in the modern world, and this has come at a very high cost to students and therefore civilization. Educators should refuse to compromise on this front.
New polling on the AI moratorium from @FamStudies “The data find that Americans strongly oppose the A.I. moratorium provision. The opposition is strikingly uniform. It is worth briefly speculating why.” https://t.co/Z9A49Pzq2m
Such rot must be tirelessly uprooted and replaced by those who bear the weight of guiding others with steadfast resolve. In short: you cannot properly have the prize without the pilgrimage
As I get older, I grow more certain of this truth: those who crave the mantle of leadership yet shirk the grueling labor it demands become the decay festering within the timbers of a house built by true leaders.
You cannot simply retrieve texts, you must retrieve the habits that are responsible for the texts that are worthy of retrieval. We do not simply pass down ideas, we pass down lifestyles.
Grace restores and perfects nature, which is the foundation of hope. We are simultaneously the means by which that restoration takes place, and the hindrance. Understanding this distinction gives balance to our vocations relative to the perfection of *our* particular nature.
One basic marriage tip that I like to hand out to couples when I do pre-marital counseling, that I think could save a lot of marriages, is to not post TikTok’s criticizing your spouse for millions of strangers to see.
The ordo amoris has greater scope than a hierarchical value structure and is also wider than familial connections. It is a universal judgment as to the value of things in proper proportion to their nature. More to come tomorrow.
@elonmusk@elonmusk I started a school and college in Brevard County, Florida that I’d love for you to visit next time you’re in town. We haven’t created shell companies to wash money through, either :) I’d love to connect!