Polycarp "Fancy Fingers" Otieno is one of the best guitarists Kenya has produced. He has a book titled Papa's Fingers... stories from the heart of a father, written for children, adults and families to enjoy. Some twerp is calling him a paedophile. You people are insufferable...
This is the definitive conversation on Alpha School with @jliemandt, who is the school’s principal and backer.
What if kids could learn in two hours a day, test in the top 1% nationally, spend their afternoons mastering other great skills, AND love school more than vacation?
What sounds impossible is already happening at Alpha. If you are a parent like me, it’s impossible not to wonder how to make sure your kids will benefit from this enormous innovation.
We explore everything in exhaustive detail—the learning science, the role of software and AI, the central role of motivation, the challenges of scaling to ALL kids, and more.
Joe is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history, who has now decided to devote his next two decades to ushering in a new era of education. I hope this becomes a historically important episode.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:54 What Is Alpha School?
4:02 The 200-Year Education Problem
8:06 Two-Hour Learning
16:41 Academic Results & Efficiency
23:51 AI-Generated Personalized Lessons
35:03 EdTech Fails Without Motivation
41:18 Life Skills & Afternoon Workshops
1:13:35 Gamification
1:29:09 Scaling Challenges
1:46:52 Video Games for Education
1:54:07 Joe's Background & Trilogy
2:14:22 Lessons from Mentors
2:32:29 The Kindest Thing
I'm always amused when people are shocked by people doing exactly what they said they’d do. Everything that has happened over the past week was publicly announced months ago.
Stephen Miran, widely viewed as the architect of Trump's trade policy, published a paper "A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System" in November of 2024, laying out everything that has happened (as well as many things that are yet to come).
During the Founders dinner, We had the privilege of witnessing 13 groundbreaking projects presented each leveraging Stellar’s technology, to create impactful solutions in finance, remittances, DeFi, and beyond.
The energy, passion, and collaboration in the room were truly inspiring!
This event reinforced the power of community and the role Stellar plays in enabling financial inclusion across Africa.
A huge thank you to everyone who attended, pitched, and contributed to making this night a success.
#BetterOnStellar #StellarEAC
@Nyamburah_ Lol overhead guys saying thats it's true.He's planted them,he ensures to plant the mature ones,Go to Karura and see it has taller trees than before.