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Day 1: Make the Gunpowder
Don’t spend the first day telling students what your class will eventually become. Give them an experience that makes the promise real.
Jul 28
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The 2026–27 District Guide to AI-Powered Excellence
A human-centered roadmap for automating everything that makes schools human. Your superintendent is your guide to the future!
Jul 16
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Matt Brady
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AI: The Trust-Breaker
Students don’t trust teachers. Teachers don’t trust students. Teachers don’t trust leadership. And none of us completely trusts the machine sitting in…
Jul 10
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Matt Brady
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Strong Opinions, Weakly Held
I had strong opinions about teenagers, social media, and mental health. And then I watched a researcher complicate something I thought I understood…
Jul 6
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Matt Brady
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How Good Teachers Get Broken
Nobody becomes a martyr or a cynical teacher overnight. Schools have a hidden curriculum—for teachers. Here's how we stop it. This is about how good…
Jul 2
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June 2026
My Room Is Infected by Jesus
This is a story about plastic Jesuses, Bad Idea Park, student creativity, and what happens when people stop worrying about looking cool.
Jun 17
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Matt Brady
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Why Schools Keep Relearning the Same Lessons
Every year, schools lose decades of expertise. The strange part isn't that teachers leave. It's that we keep acting surprised when their knowledge…
Jun 11
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Response to: Why Gen X Shouldn't Be in the Classroom
Public Education Doesn't Have Too Many Veteran Teachers. It Doesn't Have Enough.
Jun 3
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May 2026
Explainer: What is "Teacher Tired?"
Why Teachers Are So Exhausted in May — and Why Summer Doesn’t Feel Like a Break
May 26
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Matt Brady
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We Created the Lotus Eaters
Why students don’t start, and how classroom design shapes motivation and independence
May 1
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April 2026
I Don’t Want to Be Teacher of the Year
Some of the best teachers I know will never fit in or win awards—and that’s not an accident
Apr 9
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Matt Brady
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Why You Should Become a Teacher
You won’t love it at first. You might grow to. And it might matter more than you think.
Apr 1
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