Joe Lonsdale
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100%. All these kids are just being tortured. I think a lot of the way we teach school right now is just like this torturous daycare that's terrible for kids. And to actually exactly two hours a day at your level, you need to know you're going to be more focused, more interested than being able to run around, be in charge.
I think the alpha school model is built on top of what's called the Acton school model. And Acton Academy is this really cool breakthrough model. where they just basically gave the kids a lot more control of the school and then got to build their own constitution, their own frameworks, give them a lot more responsibility, which I think is a very cool kind of libertarian model.
I think the alpha school model is built on top of what's called the Acton school model. And Acton Academy is this really cool breakthrough model. where they just basically gave the kids a lot more control of the school and then got to build their own constitution, their own frameworks, give them a lot more responsibility, which I think is a very cool kind of libertarian model.
I think the alpha school model is built on top of what's called the Acton school model. And Acton Academy is this really cool breakthrough model. where they just basically gave the kids a lot more control of the school and then got to build their own constitution, their own frameworks, give them a lot more responsibility, which I think is a very cool kind of libertarian model.
The inmates are running the asylum. That's what you're telling me. It's awesome. And it creates this like responsibility. It works. It works if it's done right. You still have guides and adults there, but it works. And then I think on top of that, he's put like competitions. He's put like really good A.I., And listen, it's just like smart people getting together and building.
The inmates are running the asylum. That's what you're telling me. It's awesome. And it creates this like responsibility. It works. It works if it's done right. You still have guides and adults there, but it works. And then I think on top of that, he's put like competitions. He's put like really good A.I., And listen, it's just like smart people getting together and building.
The inmates are running the asylum. That's what you're telling me. It's awesome. And it creates this like responsibility. It works. It works if it's done right. You still have guides and adults there, but it works. And then I think on top of that, he's put like competitions. He's put like really good A.I., And listen, it's just like smart people getting together and building.
And this is what education clearly to me should look like, you know, in 10, 20 years in America. And the real question at this point is how do we roll it out to other places? And unfortunately, we have some really powerful special interests that don't exist for our kids. They exist for their own employment and the school administrations right now.
And this is what education clearly to me should look like, you know, in 10, 20 years in America. And the real question at this point is how do we roll it out to other places? And unfortunately, we have some really powerful special interests that don't exist for our kids. They exist for their own employment and the school administrations right now.
And this is what education clearly to me should look like, you know, in 10, 20 years in America. And the real question at this point is how do we roll it out to other places? And unfortunately, we have some really powerful special interests that don't exist for our kids. They exist for their own employment and the school administrations right now.
And so that's going to be a big battle in our country.
And so that's going to be a big battle in our country.
And so that's going to be a big battle in our country.
A little bit. It's much more just like the just the teachers unions in general and the administrations locally in the school districts. Texas, for example, has something like twelve hundred school districts and they're not accountable and they're overpaid. And it's just like in terms of these administrators and stuff and. I don't even know what they're doing.
A little bit. It's much more just like the just the teachers unions in general and the administrations locally in the school districts. Texas, for example, has something like twelve hundred school districts and they're not accountable and they're overpaid. And it's just like in terms of these administrators and stuff and. I don't even know what they're doing.
A little bit. It's much more just like the just the teachers unions in general and the administrations locally in the school districts. Texas, for example, has something like twelve hundred school districts and they're not accountable and they're overpaid. And it's just like in terms of these administrators and stuff and. I don't even know what they're doing.
It's just the whole thing is just like very sloppy. And there's a big war right now for school choice in Texas, but we're only fighting over putting $1 billion towards school choice, which is not big enough anyway. So it's like, hopefully we can make that a lot bigger next time and just get a lot more parents able to send their kids.
It's just the whole thing is just like very sloppy. And there's a big war right now for school choice in Texas, but we're only fighting over putting $1 billion towards school choice, which is not big enough anyway. So it's like, hopefully we can make that a lot bigger next time and just get a lot more parents able to send their kids.
It's just the whole thing is just like very sloppy. And there's a big war right now for school choice in Texas, but we're only fighting over putting $1 billion towards school choice, which is not big enough anyway. So it's like, hopefully we can make that a lot bigger next time and just get a lot more parents able to send their kids.
The ideal situation is the middle class can afford to reallocate the money the government's giving them for education to go to one of alpha schools or another school of their choice and not be stuck on something that's not as good.