“When technology works, it’s invisible… No matter how good our computing technologies become, they will never write humans out of the picture altogether.”— p.280 You would be interested in this book if… You are an educator or school leader navigating the rise of generative AI, and want a broader perspective. You want to understand not…
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Book Review: Facing Our Futures Nikolas Badminton “As the first quarter of the 21st century draws towards a close, it is quite clear that possible dystopias loom… Only by anticipating possible dystopias and confronting the meaning of them as part of strategic foresight can we gain the courage and motivation to choose something better.”— Glenn…
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“Through literacy, we can interpret the lives of those who came before us, fold them into our own, and strengthen our roots.” (p.120) You would be interested in this book if: (1) You’re ready to rethink literacy for the age of AI—not as a narrow skill, but as a rich, evolving framework for navigating human…
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“Why didn’t people all along see the obvious moral truths—and how could today’s young generation be blind to them anew?” (p.170) As leaders, we are tasked with moral decisions daily—decisions on inclusion, fairness, and evolving cultural norms. Audun Dahl’s Between Fixed and Fickle reminds us that what seems like moral certainty today was often debated…
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“Your strength is not measured by how well you fight back; it’s measured by how much you can endure while continuing to move forward.” ~ p.43 I first met Glenn through the podcast I co-host with Jason Rogers. We were interviewing him and his co-author Danny Bauer about their book “Calm in the Chaos“. Glenn’s contributions…
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“The CAP method helps students to move beyond themselves, engage with others, learn at their own pace, and show what they can do, rather than obsess over what they can’t.”— p.19 You would be interested in this book if… You are designing or leading programming that blends academic depth with student agency, purpose, and connection…
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“The argument over whether Elon Musk is a genius is really an argument about what our society values and what it is prepared to tolerate. A suite of behaviors that would otherwise be inexcusable are forgiven when they are the price of greatness.”— Helen Lewis, p.3 Helen Lewis opens The Genius Myth not with a…
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“Abundance, as we define it, is a state in which there is enough of what we need to create lives better than what we have had.” — Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s Abundance is a forward-looking, hopeful and optimistic exploration of the future for those who believe the future is…
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“It’s unnatural and even unhealthy to never experience stress. Stress can give us a positive push. It can tell us about ourselves and our surroundings. We experience stress when we are challenged—and overcoming challenges can be some of the greatest moments in our lives.” — p.11 You would be interested in this book if… (1)…
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Book Review: Free Agent Learning by Julie A. Evans Why Student Agency Should Reshape the Way We Structure School “School is no longer the sole repository of knowledge. Students increasingly have the agency and the means to adopt new self-directed, interest-driven behaviours outside of school.”— Julie A. Evans, p.1 “The voyage of discovery is not…
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