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Education doesn’t exist in a vacuum — it’s shaped by policy, politics, economics, and the choices a society makes about what (and whom) it values. This category explores the intersection between classrooms and the larger world: how policies influence opportunity, how systems succeed or fail, and how young people experience the consequences long before most adults notice.
Here I reflect on my own experiences as a teacher, lifelong learner, and public administration student, and I connect those stories to the wider debates shaping our schools, communities, and future workforce. The goal isn’t to argue a side — it’s to understand how education and public policy are inseparable forces in shaping opportunity, stability, and human potential.
This essay continues my five-part series Fear, Faith, and the Future—an exploration of how humanity’s spirit of innovation often outpaces its capacity for reflection. In Part 1, I look at why the very architects of progress so often scramble to claim…
I didn’t plan to write this, but sometimes the world hands you the perfect example of what you’ve been trying to explain. Yesterday I published The Classroom I Needed, criticizing universities for banning AI in classrooms instead of teaching students how…
Introducing a Series on Contradiction and Progress Over the past year, I’ve noticed a pattern in nearly everything I read, write, or hear discussed on a podcast: progress always brings fear along for the ride. Whether it’s the calculator in…
The classroom I need is built on curiosity, not compliance — where the curriculum is curiosity. That line captures everything I wish education had understood all along: that the spark of learning doesn’t come from memorization or grading, but from the freedom…
