@guyvardi

Exploring childhood, technology & human possibility. Father • Former EdTech founder • Chief Innovation Officer Building a future where imagination matters.

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Joined January 2011
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Children arrive in this world overflowing with curiosity. They are natural scientists, makers, and storytellers. Our responsibility is not to standardize them. It is to create conditions where their ideas can unfold.
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Check out my latest article: The Line Shaft and the Long Tail: Why the Future Belongs to the Time-Wasters linkedin.com/pulse/line-shaf… via @LinkedIn

The Line Shaft and the Long Tail: Why the Future Belongs to the Time-Wasters

I run innovation at Silverstein Properties, which means half my week is spent fielding AI pitches. They come in two flavors.

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It took Joyce 7 years to write Ulysses, one day to depict Dublin, and NotebookLM 5 minutes to reduce it to icons. Modernism has left the chat. yes I said yes I will Yes.
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There’s a good reason the US and dozens of other countries and cities have adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism. When leaders move to revoke it, like what happened today in New York, it should alarm everyone—especially as violence against Jews is dangerously escalating.
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"Early data on the effects of school phone bans confirm what teachers and administrators have long suspected—that phones in the classroom were the primary culprit behind bad behavior and low engagement." From @juliejargon at @WSJ wsj.com/us-news/education/sc…

Classroom Phone Bans Work. So Why Don’t All Schools Do It?

When the screens are out of the way, kids are back to being kids—without the temptation to zone out electronically.

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The future of education is bright, but only if we remember: It’s about Humans first, Technology second.
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This isn't science fiction. The tools exist today. We just need the courage to implement them.
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Imagine a curriculum that adapts to the child, rather than forcing the child to adapt to the curriculum.
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Imagine a classroom where the teacher has time to sit with every student because the grading is automated.
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Imagine a school where failure is celebrated as a step toward success. Where grades don't define self-worth.
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It’s not about "using more tech." It’s about being "technology-blind",using the best tool for the job, digital or analog.
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We need to stop fetishizing the tools and start focusing on the interactions they enable.
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We adults are the ones bringing the anxiety. We distinguish between "real learning" and "screen time." The kids don't.
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To a child, an iPad is no more "technology" than a pencil or a piano. It’s just a part of the world.
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Alan Kay defined technology as "Anything that was invented after you were born."
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Data doesn't dehumanize the classroom; it makes the human interactions more meaningful and timely.
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This allows for "Surgical Intervention." The teacher can pull those 5 kids aside for a mini-lesson while the others forge ahead.
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Tech provides real-time analytics. "Hey, 5 kids are stuck on fractions right now."
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Often, you only find out a kid is lost when they fail the exam weeks later. By then, it’s too late.
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A teacher with 30 students can't possibly know exactly where everyone is struggling every single day. It’s humanly impossible.
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Of Note: One-third of 8th grade girls spend 7+ hours a day on social media, per new Monitoring the Future data. @jean_twenge
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