These Aren’t the Important Things

This is an excellent article by Kerry MacDonald, who has been traveling around the country this year learning about microschools and other alternatives to the conventional classroom.

In a World Full of Robots, Humans Wanted | Cato Institute

“So we got progress reports home saying she can only count to 100, but she should be counting to 150 at this point. And her Spanish comprehension is not where we want it to be. And around this time, it’s starting to click with me that maybe these aren’t the important things.”

In a World Full of Robots, Humans Wanted | Cato Institute