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Essays and field notes on AI, learning, and the evolution of instruction — written from inside the work, not from the outside.

Jun 2026

The wind sprint, the grade as a breaking lever, and why the conditions for struggle turn out to be relational, not cognitive.

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Proxies for Learning

Teachers see products and performance; only the learner knows whether they reached full effort. What we do once the proxies stop being reliable.

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Designing for Productive Uncertainty

AI expands the possibility space — and tempts premature commitment. Keeping ambiguity open long enough for thinking to happen.

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The Brain Has to Sweat

Productive struggle, flow, and intellectual humility — why difficulty at the edge of capacity is the condition for growth, not a sign something has gone wrong.

More coming Three pieces are drafted from notes and publishing soon. Writing cross-posts to Evolution of Instruction.