Dear Readers:
I waded into some controversy last week when sharing my thoughts about a contentious religious accommodation in a Minnesota public school.
Issues like these, as well as growing concerns over curriculum and falling test scores, have more American families seeking education alternatives.
I also happened to recently interview a young man from the first graduating class of perhaps the most ambitious new experiment in schooling.
For this episode of The Periphery Podcast, Rhett Jones enthusiastically recalled his experiences at Alpha School, the private, AI-integrated, project-focused K-12 startup in Austin, TX. Rhett described the unorthodox school day, how "guides" (not teachers) encourage students to do something extraordinary for their "masterpiece," and how this ambition has carried him to new successful startup and a goal to eradicate poverty.
Enjoy this episode.
And a big THANK YOU to those of you supporting this work through your paid subscriptions. I can’t do this with you.
-Brandon