Metabolic Capture

Metabolic Capture

Schools tend to position learning, growth, and reflection as unambiguously good. When learners are encouraged to think more critically, develop themselves, become more conscious of their actions, and adapt to complexity, this is taken as evidence of progress. Schools speak of structural and programmatic cultures that develop young people into global citizens. Systems that promote [...]

Education at the Threshold

Education at the Threshold

I work in education not because I believe it has solutions to offer, or because young people need to be job-ready, or because there is a canon of knowledge students must master. I am in education because it is where institutional failure has difficulty hiding. Education is not separate from the larger system. It is [...]