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Keyana Sapp
@keyanasapp
Pursuing tangible competence in a disposable world. Philosophy • Mechanics • Meaning • Risk
Boulder, CO Katılım Kasım 2017
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Dinner can wait… I’m eating tokens tonight
Maleka Momand@MalekaMomand
in the basement with Claude code on Friday night. promising to come up for dinner “after 1 more deploy” @keyanasapp
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@JacobColling @t_blom Why they would need VC funding is anyone’s guess…
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The entire Accenture workforce is about to be outperformed by a 24-year-old who learned Claude Code last Tuesday.
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Does school even matter in the age of books?
Teslaconomics@Teslaconomics
Honest answers only… does school really even matter for kids anymore in the age of AI?
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@JamesAFurey It's always the poor that suffer from entrenched systems of any kind.
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I've said it for years, but it seems more and more true:
In the (near?) future, rich parents won't be sending their kids to fancy private schools that tout their commitment to using technology to advance learning; they'll instead send them to schools that go back to paper and pencil and a pile of books.
It will be the poor who suffer the consequences of a tech saturated school system.
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@jliemandt @dannyaroslavski @khanacademy ‘Intrinsic’ motivation. As a former miscreant in school. Threat of punishment or ‘never amounting to anything’ did not hold much weight for me 😅
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@dannyaroslavski @khanacademy Motivation is 90% of the solution to educating a child. edTech is 10%.
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Genuinely curious: to what degree is Alpha School successful due to the motivators vs software? It seems you could theoretically get comparable results with something like @khanacademy so long as students keep engaged and consistent.
Same question wrt Alpha Online @jliemandt
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@cboyack Unlike the financial system, you can just opt out of the education system. If enough parents decide to do that, the system will be forced to change
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Maybe instead of turning to politics as some sort of solution, we should… hear me out here… fundamentally change how kids are educated such that information regurgitation becomes a thing of the past?
Matt Walsh@MattWalshBlog
We have this absolutely psychotic idea that we can't pass any laws at all to regulate any of this to any degree whatsoever. I'm not saying that we can or should just ban AI outright. But why should it be legal for a company to produce and sell a product that has no purpose other than to help students cheat on their assignments? That's literally the whole point of the thing. Why are we just sitting back and taking it? We could be making some effort to curb this madness. Instead we're doing nothing. Not even trying.
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@flowidealism That is awesome. It’s amazing how identity and competence intertwine
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Keyana Sapp@keyanasapp
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I've known students who did not regard themselves as smart. They had learning differences. They were in wealthy school districts with plenty of resources and therapists and special education support. They were literally suicidal because they felt like failures every single day.
They transferred to my school. We let them do math at their own pace. If they needed a year off from math to recover, fine. Meanwhile they were excellent at animation or video production or some other creative skill. They became rock stars at that. The transformation from failure to flourishing happened in months.
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@socraticexp It’s interesting how identity plays into success at school. For students that find their calling early, school becomes functional - there is an ultimate goal. Those who don’t flounder. The system is not designed to help students discover this
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Keyana Sapp@keyanasapp
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The people who function well within the school system are exactly the people who go on to design the world we all live in. If you got straight A's, went to a good university, became a doctor or lawyer or professor, you believe deep down that the system works. It worked for you, after all.
You never have to confront the possibility that it might not work for everyone. That some children are actively harmed by the same process that served you well. Survivor bias is built into the entire structure of how we think about education.
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35% of college graduates say they regret their major choice.
That is a major failure in education.
God knows the number of people who regret their careers.
These challenges only get more acute in the AI-age.
Carving a path towards a meaningful life is the personalized education I want for my kids.
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We need a new kind of tutor.
Not one that helps kids ace their SATs.
One that helps them discover their intrinsic interests and unique aptitudes.
How they might intersect to form a meaningful life.
Give them a sense of wonder in the world.
Help them uncover ancient wisdom.
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Glad you enjoyed!
There really is no one-size-fits-all solution to education. Every family and every child is different.
I see nothing wrong with classical education per se. It is certainly a path to producing flourishing students.
How does your son enjoy it? Is he excited to go to school? Is he expressing interest in learning outside of school?
These are the important metrics to track - much more so than high school SAT averages imo.
Fellow Coloradan here :)
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@keyanasapp Super thoughtful. Thanks for sharing. My son attends liberty common in fort collins. A "classical school" in the 1st grade it is quite rigorous. They tout the highscool having highest SAT scores in the state. I feel its a bit overwhelming. Whats your take on classical education?
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@ScholarsForge This is a very important point. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Every family and every child is different
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Thank you for this!
Most parents think there is "public" vs "homeschooling". Homeschooling can be intimidating, especially if you didn't care for school yourself. Public schools are... well... {fill in the blank}.
I hope that people can be open that what works for them, may not be the best for others. The 'right' school choice is the one that works for you and your kids. ♥️
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For new/soon-to-be parents: a practical guide to the alternatives to state-sponsored education.
How independent minds are made today:
Keyana Sapp@keyanasapp
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I FINALLY got to updating my portfolio website.
Going to be more focused on writing and building open source tools there. patrickskinner.tech
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@PeterOcasek My pleasure Peter - glad you enjoyed it!
Sounds like we are aligned! I will dm you. happy to have a conversation
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@keyanasapp Thanks a lot ❤️
I found the same in my research.
We also wrote what we want:
1. Kids want to go to school.
2. Schools prepare them for the future.
We had long discussions about the future. If you to do the same, let's exchange our thoughts then :)
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Looking forward to tracking outcomes here.
My opinion: Personal devices have no place in school. Some tech-enabled learning may be useful though (especially if enabling individualized study/progression).
Science girl@sciencegirl
Sweden is investing more than $110 million to bring printed textbooks back into classrooms. After years of pushing digital learning, the Swedish government is reducing screen use in schools and renewing its focus on physical books. Over the past decade, many schools replaced textbooks with laptops and tablets, moving lessons, homework, grading, and parent communication almost entirely online. During this period, student performance declined. Results from international assessments such as the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment showed drops in reading, math, and science, prompting officials to reconsider the role of screens in learning. Research indicates that reading on digital displays can demand more mental effort than reading on paper, especially for younger students. Screens also introduce more distractions, and studies have linked heavy digital use to reduced comprehension and memory retention. In response, Sweden allocated €60 million in 2023 to restore printed textbooks, with another €44 million planned through 2025. The aim is to ensure every student has a physical textbook for each subject. Officials stress that technology isn’t being removed from schools, but repositioned as a support tool rather than the default. Printed books are now prioritized for core learning, particularly reading. While Sweden remains highly tech-advanced, this policy shift reflects a growing global debate: whether more technology automatically leads to better education.
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Thank you for reading - glad you enjoyed it.
You raise an interesting point... My intuition tells me that we have a demand problem rather than a supply problem in higher education. The failures of higher-ed are more down to the fact that most undergraduates are completely unprepared for rigorous study.
They can hardly concentrate long enough to read a novel, let alone Kant or Wittgenstein.
Once we solve the demand problem (alpha/waldorf etc... are solid antidotes imo), then the failures of higher-ed will begin to resolve themselves.
Disclaimer: I have no data to back this up - totally anecdotal opinion.
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very well researched, thanks for putting it together!
the way we educate our kids is just not evolving fast enough.
alpha is interesting but i worry that they just punt the problem: what's the point of training kids to ace the SAT if higher education itself needs a radical change?
(disclaimer: happy waldorf parent)
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@drgurner @mastersinvest Most work far less than this even if they are in an office 50+ hours a week
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@mastersinvest Working 4 hours a day, for a total of 20 hours a week is a pretty sweet deal.
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John Grisham isn’t 'motivated' — he’s mechanical.
7am. Same coffee. Same desk. Write till 11. Five days a week. For 40 years.
Nearly 500 million books sold.
Scott Adams was right: goals are wishes. systems are factories.
The Wall Street Journal@WSJ
There are people with habits, and then there is John Grisham. Read about the writing routine he started four decades ago as a young lawyer: on.wsj.com/4kBLbS5
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