Hello everyone. I’m currently working on a longer essay about Artificial Intelligence, Education, and the changes it will bring for both teachers and students. It will be published soon. In the meantime, I didn’t want to break my streak of weekly posts, so I thought I’d quickly share two short reflections.
Back in 2019, while still working in Corporate Training, I began to sense that I wanted to work with high schoolers. It took me three more years—and the creation of two different projects—before I could clearly articulate why, and what my vision for education really was.
I’ve come to believe that high schoolers are the key to a Modern Golden Age. That conviction has shaped my career ever since. It inspired me to create What Drives Youth and Entrepreneurial Gym, to apply for Liftoff, to collaborate with Kubrio, and of course, to join The Socratic Experience.
Everything I do in my professional life is still a variation of that original vision. So when I see a student who truly embodies that spirit, it feels like a dream come true.
Last year, I had the chance to work with Braden Blacker at The Socratic Experience. He went on to become the youngest talent manager in the world—before eventually stepping away from that role to return to building his own ventures (something I had a feeling would happen).
This week, I’m excited to share that my conversation with Braden is now live on the podcast. You can listen to it here:
Now, I see this idea of a Modern Golden Age as something concrete, not just abstract. Because of it, I’m always looking for ideas that I get to use in order to build contexts where this reality may emerge.
Simon Sarris’ essay on Agency was one of them, really making me appreciate the role of mentorship.
Last week, George Mack released an essay he’s been working on for the past 7 months called “High Agency”. I liked it so much that I ended up spending a couple of classes with my students going over it and now, I’m hosting an open salon on Interinellect about it.
You can join us next Thursday and come give your own take! You can find all of the information here.
That’s it for today!
Thank you.