I feel fortunate to have attended both of the Babson "tea parties" and was I was very happy to be able to publish this right now, when so much attention is being given to the $$ partnership between AI companies and NYC schools. What happened at Babson, what is happening in this newsletter, and what I hope is happening widely: conversations about teaching between teachers, about the best way to do the important work and to do what's best for our students.
I was just talking about this yesterday: I'm worried for the institutions who are getting certain platforms pushed on them without the kinds of support necessary for thinking through how they're supporting student learning. I wonder if folks feel that the horse is being put before the cart... and if they are even interested in the cart...
I feel fortunate to have attended both of the Babson "tea parties" and was I was very happy to be able to publish this right now, when so much attention is being given to the $$ partnership between AI companies and NYC schools. What happened at Babson, what is happening in this newsletter, and what I hope is happening widely: conversations about teaching between teachers, about the best way to do the important work and to do what's best for our students.
I was just talking about this yesterday: I'm worried for the institutions who are getting certain platforms pushed on them without the kinds of support necessary for thinking through how they're supporting student learning. I wonder if folks feel that the horse is being put before the cart... and if they are even interested in the cart...
Loved this reflection, thanks for sharing. Wish I wasn't on the other side of the country as y'all sound like my people!
I agree with Jane--Boston is a fun place to visit! Come for the history, stay for the AI symposia.
Come one over next time, Josh!
What a fantastic essay about how doing the hard work of community building around the challenge of AI is worth doing. Thanks!
Thanks for your note! This kind of work has made a challenging time just a bit easier and more fun :)