AI is changing what gives work and learning meaning. Schools should make room for philosophy in every subject.
Writing & Publications
Recent essays
- AI has made philosophy the most important subject for K-12 schools
- Books accomplish everything that robots do but better
Books offer the learning, possibility, and human communion that classroom robots promise, without the spectacle.
- How do we know AI "productivity" isn't just "intensification"?
AI can feel productive in the moment. Ethnographic research asks whether it is instead expanding workloads and eroding boundaries.
- What AI Literacy Can Learn from the Unethical Use of Studio Ghibli Art for AI Images
AI literacy needs a philosophical lens that asks why we use AI, what we value, and what is lost when human craft is automated.
- Edtech has an evidence problem that's much bigger than efficacy
Edtech research needs to examine how tools shape classroom culture and wellbeing, alongside academic outcomes and implementation.
- Gamification is a performance of fun
Joyful learning needs playfulness, agency, and possibility. Teachers need time and freedom to cultivate those qualities beyond badges and points.
Selected publications & research
- WestEd
- ICERI2025 Proceedings
- EdSurge
- Games and Culture