In his consulting work with school districts and at his Cognitive Resonance newsletter, Benjamin Riley has been helping people think through AI and school longer than many others.
A veteran of the NewSchools Venture Fund and other endeavors, Riley describes how he came to have questions about edtech effectiveness — and where he thinks things are going to go next.
“As I’m learning about how we actually use our minds and think and learn, I can now see why all of these ideas — though very well-intentioned by many — are not really going to work.”
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