Interventions to promote risk-taking will never succeed until grades are eliminated. As long as the goal is to get an A (or its equivalent), students' rational response will be to *minimize* risk. (And then we blame *them* for lacking a "growth mindset" or some such.) tinyurl.com/27nch2vt

Helping students get comfortable with taking risks

A New York University professor says teachers can model "productive discomfort" and encourage students to have a growth mindset.

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A school is hiring a Director of AI. Brighton College is building an AI department for ages 11–18, with teacher training and governance. Schools spent years debating student AI use. Who owns AI literacy in your school?

AI detectors failed the classroom. Pangram 4 claimed 1 error in 24,000, then humanizer tools fooled it within weeks. Want proof of learning? Grade the process: paper drafts, peer review, and a conversation about each choice.

Be vigilant when purchasing eggs. It might be graded in Canada but could be imported from the US. Check that they are product of Canada #CanadaSky #BoycottUSA www.standard-freeholder.com/opinion/farm...

Farmgate: Buyers beware! Those "Canadian" eggs may be American

Three weeks ago I touched on the subject of identifying Canadian food products and mentioned an 18-count egg carton from Gray Ridge Egg Farms in southwest

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School phone bans weaken by spring. Teen phone use during class rose from 28% to 42%. 44% said teachers relaxed enforcement. Use rose 10 points under bell-to-bell bans, versus 18 under class-only rules. A ban works when schools enforce it all year.

AI literacy doesn’t need a slot on your training calendar. Add 60 seconds to a meeting. Show your chatbot prompt, cite an AI image, demo voice-to-text, or explain how AI helped you make a handout. What will you model this week?

World Teachers’ Day celebrates the educators who shape lives and strengthen communities. Established by UNESCO in 1994, it also highlights challenges such as heavy workloads and staff retention. Teachers deserve more than thanks 🙏🏼 they deserve lasting support 💪🏼 #WorldTeachersDay

AI bans miss the lesson. KPMG found 73% of students in Canada use AI for schoolwork, and 45% start assignments with AI. Schools like VEGA Academy set AI limits by task and require citations. Teach judgment, not avoidance. Would your school ban AI or teach its use?

New Brunswick is adding AI to its K–12 curriculum. Grade 7 students use AI to study cybersecurity and program robots. Norway bans most student use through Grade 7 🤷🏻‍♀️ Should schools teach AI now or wait?

Abu Dhabi is teaching AI from K through Gr 12. Across 170 independent schools, students will question AI outputs, build systems, and protect privacy. ADEK will train 19,000 teachers and assess students two times per year. The goal: use AI without surrendering judgment.

A district found its EdTech met 90% of its needs. Leaders expanded it instead of replacing it. They saved money and time. Ask teachers what problem needs solving before you buy. Tech should support teaching, not become the work.

We shut classroom screens for one school day. Students built, debated, wrote, and solved problems together. Teachers found where tech served learning and where habit drove use. Try one day without screens. What earns a place when they return?

A teacher thought laziness explained why school drained him. An ADHD diagnosis changed how he teaches math. Students watch his videos, work on whiteboards, and sit with him as he grade. He carried less in his head. Students get feedback on the spot.

4 in 10 teachers surveyed in Canada say over half their students use AI for homework. Most report declines in writing, analysis, and thinking in class. Is AI supporting learning or replacing it?

Vietnam tested AI lessons, STEM projects, and clubs in 2025–26. In 2026–27, the program reaches K-12 schools across the country. The goal goes beyond tool use. Students must master AI while preserving thought, integrity, and responsibility. Education faces its test.

AI belongs in schools. Half of Canadian surveyed agree, while 70% say students will use AI often in their careers. Yet over 75% fear harm to thinking, writing, and literacy. Teach AI as a tool, not a crutch.

Le Canada veut former 1 million d’étudiants à l’IA. Ottawa investit 13 M$ avec Amii et vise 50 000 enseignants. Un cours de 3 heures couvrira les bases, les biais, la désinformation et la vie privée. Saurez-vous quand utiliser l’IA et quand la remettre en question?

AI will not replace education. It will shift the goal from producing answers to asking questions, checking sources, and owning decisions. Hong Kong schools will add AI literacy to plans in 2026–27. The exam: did you think, or did AI think for you?

A policy does not create inclusion. Neurodivergence affects 15–20% of people, including teachers. School leaders: share agendas before meetings, break tasks into steps, and offer rooms for breaks. Accept reports in speech or writing. Build work around strengths, not stigma.

Multilingual learner support is every teacher’s job. Skip the toolkit-first approach. Train staff, schedule 60–90 minutes for unit planning, run learning walks each month, and track subgroup data. Leaders make language growth part of school practice.

Belonging predicted college retention better than high school GPA. School leaders build belonging through name-by-name greetings, relationship maps, and student check-ins. Ask your team: Which student has no adult in their corner?

Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1B to settle claims its platforms addicted children. IG and FB will limit teens to 2 hours, mute nights and school hours, hide like counts, and flag users under 13. But feeds chosen by algorithms stay on unless teens switch them off. Would you switch yours off?

Crickets when 4000 academic jobs a year are being lost in the UK and entire campuses are being shut down because of lack of funding and the secondary effects of Brexit but plenty of ink to hound a man to an early death. Despicable behaviour from the British press.

Schools are split on AI & screens. Some ban devices. Others push teachers to adopt tools with no shared plan. When staff avoid hard talks, Ss pay the price. Strong schools set clear norms, audit tools, & ask one question: why is this screen here? If your team has no shared answer, start the meeting.

Education advocates urge schools to cut ties with Google over AI Search. Child safety groups warn AI answers in classrooms raise risk for Ss. They question data use, accuracy, & legal exposure for schools. Google is adding more AI to Search. Should your school rely on tools it does not control?

Alberta is hiring an Education Policy Advisor for AI. They will lead AI policy across K–12, shape curriculum, guide assessment, and build an AI Literacy Framework. The role covers privacy, data governance, equity, and system strategy. AI is moving into schools, who is ready to set the rules?

California just banned AI from teaching kids. Law says only humans can teach in public schools. The new law blocks AI from replacing staff., effecive Jan 1, 2027. Some students use AI for language and learning support. If AI helps your child learn, should the state block it?

AI will not fix schools. Stanford’s AI Hub found weak evidence for Ss gains & low use among elementary Ss, even with time set aside. T. see more benefit, especially those with less experience. Start with what schools are for, then test AI in support of those goals. Focus on screen value.

AI education is turning into a national race. China & the UAE made AI compulsory in schools in 2025. India plans it for Class 3, but only 15% of teachers are AI‑fluent. The US leads in AI research, yet only four states teach it in K‑12. The winners will train teachers first, not chase headlines.

Screens run your classroom. Before you open an app, ask: what is this helping students do? Are they thinking or clicking, discussing or sitting alone? What is this replacing: talk, writing, struggle, peer work? Your judgment shapes learning, not the device.