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This chapter provides an overview of the series ‘School Is Not Education’, listing the topics and themes covered. It helps readers understand the scope and focus of the series.
Quick Summary
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Introduction addresses parents directly.
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Chapters explore education systems, motivation, and creativity.
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AI’s role in learning and its limitations are discussed.
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Community microschools and self-directed learning are highlighted.
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Appendices offer practical tools for parents.
Introduction: A Letter to Parents
Chapter 1 — The Conveyor Belt We Mistake for Education
Chapter 2 — What Are We Educating Children For?
Chapter 3 — Macaulay, the Raj, and the Ghosts We Still Carry
Chapter 4 — Why the System Will Not Fix Itself Quickly
Chapter 5 — How Learning Actually Happens
Chapter 6 — Motivation: Why Children Stop Wanting to Learn
Chapter 7 — Curiosity and Creativity Are Not Extra-Curricular
Chapter 8 — Why More Coaching Is Often More of the Same
Chapter 9 — The AI Learning Companion: A Bicycle for the Mind
Chapter 10 — What AI Cannot Do — and Why Humans Matter More, Not Less
Chapter 11 — The Community Microschool: Small Enough to See the Child
Chapter 12 — A Day in the Life of a Self-Directed Learner
Chapter 13 — Measure What Matters — or Marks Will Take Over Again
Chapter 14 — The Questions Skeptical Parents Are Right to Ask
Chapter 15 — A 30-Day Parent Experiment
Chapter 16 — From Good Student to Lifelong Learner
Appendix A — A Parent’s One-Page Learning Dashboard
Appendix B — A Microschool Design Checklist
Notes & Sources