The wind sprint, the grade as a breaking lever, and why the conditions for struggle turn out to be relational, not cognitive.
Jun 2026
Soon
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.
Soon
Designing for Productive Uncertainty
AI expands the possibility space — and tempts premature commitment. Keeping ambiguity open long enough for thinking to happen.
Soon
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.