Ted Dintersmith

If you don't like academics or, you know, it's just not for you or you have a real passion for something else, I think we need to celebrate that path as well.

I do think that this whole mantra of you've got to go to college no matter what it takes.

I go to some of these colleges, some more mid and low tier colleges where, you know, a certain time of year, every lawn is plastered with, you know, sign up for FAFSA, you know, renew your student loans.

And so many people are just dealing with student loan debt they're never going to get out of.

And because we told them, this is your ticket to success.

And it can be, but it is not a guaranteed ticket to success.

That's for sure.

Yeah, I would say first, I would say put weight in terms of course requirements and graduation on real things you create and invent and stick with it until you've done something you're proud of and less on multiple choice exams.

So I would start looking for authentic portfolios of students

progress of impact and make that at least part of what we expect kids to do through school.

That'd be the first thing.

The second thing is, I think it's grossly irresponsible today to forbid kids from using AI.

I don't think it should be in all classes,

But I think if a kid spends 12 years in school, 14, whatever, however many years they spend, a kid that comes out of school really good at using AI can create or pursue almost any career they want.

And a kid that can't, I think is going to be hurting.

So...

We can do that, right?

And we don't have to teach them.

We just have to let them use it.

But I'll give you an example.