The Propeller

In this issue we’ve got some takeaways from MIT’s recent report on AI use in teaching and learning; the four enrollment gaps that underpin many enrollment issues; how active inertia means you can be incredibly busy and still be making little progress; why your child doesn’t need a best friend; knowing the cost of closing a school; and why the time has come to have the conversation you’ve been avoiding.

The Elevate team has been on the road working with schools, presenting, facilitating and moderating and all that travel has brought us into so many thought-provoking conversations. A deep thank you to the Kern Foundation for inviting Ross and me to each facilitate an afternoon of panels and conversation on character in leadership. This past week, Ross was presenting at TABS with Tom Woelper of Cheshire Academy on strategic planning and I was moderating a panel in Jamaica with Debates International on youth political engagement. Delegates from democracies around the world gathered for a best practices symposium in Montego Bay. I was there during the midterms. Every screen in the opening reception room was tuned to CNN with incoming election results. When we woke up the next day, the political terrain in the U.S. had changed – dramatically. Discussing election results with delegates whether from Lebanon, Colombia, Nepal, North Macedonia, or Nigeria left me with a deeper understanding of just how much what the U.S. does impacts the entire world.