Anthropic Just Threatened to Kill Billions of People. This Is Not Okay.
Yesterday, Jacob Coxon, an Anthropic engineer, resigned. As he explained on X: “ are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and…
Superintelligence is a Fairy Tale. But Chasing It Can Still Cause Harm.
Yesterday, multiple Anthropic employees casually announced online that they thought the types of AI they’re building could kill billions of…
It’s Time to Investigate the AI Labs
Over the last several months, the two leading frontier AI labs have shown some brazen behavior.
The Good Thing About Hard Things
A new research paper titled “AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance,” which was recently presented at the Conference…
How to Write a Lesson Plan
Welcome to part three in our four-part Back to Basics series on unit planning. In week 1 we completed the…
A Realistic Approach to Differentiation
If you bring up differentiation among teachers, you’re not likely to hear a lot of enthusiasm. Some will readily admit…
Why School Improvement Fails So Often
Listen to the interview with Max Yurkofsky and Jal Mehta (transcript):
When Teachers Push Back: What Are We Missing?
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Rethinking Performance Assessment
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The Simple Method That Boosts Memory by 50%
Sometimes the most powerful methods for learning better are also the simplest.