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Writing for schools navigating AI with wisdom.

Sean’s writing on AI, formation, pedagogy research, and the work of leading a school well, cross-linked with the research library that informs it.

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March 22, 2026

A Five-Point Plagiarism Checklist for Christian Schools

A practical, equity-conscious plagiarism detection framework: five checkpoints, a three-of-five threshold, and why false accusations are worse than being duped.

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March 22, 2026

The Future of the Christian Classroom: Sacred Spaces and Adaptive Platforms

What schools could look like in five to ten years if we get AI adoption right: less tech in the classroom, more humanity, and a restructured model of education.

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March 22, 2026

Two Laments: What Educators Need to Grieve Before They Can Lead on AI

Before schools can lead on AI, they need to sit with two griefs: AI’s arrival on exhausted ground, and the industrial model’s inherent brokenness that AI might finally fix.

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March 21, 2026

Why EdTech “Disruption” Fails: The Chan-Zuckerberg and Alpha School Cautionary Tales

Two major EdTech initiatives spent $225 million promising to transform education through AI and software. Both failed. What school leaders should learn from their mistakes.

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March 21, 2026

AI Tutoring Works: What Harvard’s Randomized Controlled Trial Reveals

A Harvard RCT showed AI tutoring outperforming classroom active learning with effect sizes of 0.73 to 1.3 SD. What this means for schools, and why it does not mean replacing teachers.

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March 19, 2026

Beyond the Hype and Fear: A Framework for Thinking About AI in Schools

Most conversations about AI in schools oscillate between two extremes: uncritical enthusiasm or paralyzing fear. Neither serves students well. Here is a better way to think about it.

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