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The Cross and the Crowd

What my faith demands when cruelty is applauded

Jan 15 • Citizen Stewart

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Cocomelon Isn’t Cute. It’s a Cash Machine.

How toddlers became one of the most profitable audiences in media history

Jan 12 • Citizen Stewart

FIELD NOTES #1: How I See Things Now

What photography is teaching me about using an empathetic lens

Jan 11 • Citizen Stewart

Our Power to Teach

I'm Heading to Philly for BMEC 2025. Why This Gathering Matters More Than Ever

Nov 19, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

The Dark Money Boogeyman

Like many cities, Denver established an ambitious plan to improve student achievement. It worked until it didn't.

Nov 18, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

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Yes, America is racist. No, you shouldn't teach my kids if you disagree.

May 3, 2021 • Citizen Stewart

America's best education system gives up on excellence

Nov 26, 2024 • Citizen Stewart

I do not concede

Oct 14, 2025

A school choice star is unborn

Sep 25, 2024 • Citizen Stewart

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Recent posts

AI 'Writing' Is Mind-Numbing Digital Dookey

What Happens to Your Brain When You Start Writing with ChatGPT

Nov 17, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

DISPATCH: It's the stupid, stupid.

Always learning. Everywhere. Any time. With or without a school.

Nov 15, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

Paul Tabori: We pay a high price for stupidity

His book, "The Natural History of Stupidity," details how much we pay for personal and institutional foolishess.

Nov 15, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

Stop ignoring Youth Voices

Young people should be seen and heard in policy circles.

Nov 12, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

The Most Successful unSchool Ever

What Sesame Street’s 56th Birthday Teaches Us About Learning

Nov 10, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

The Problem With Heterodoxy

How the cult of “both sides” blinds smart people to what’s real.

Nov 9, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

AI

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What Happens to Your Brain When You Start Writing with ChatGPT

Nov 17, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

Who's afraid of robots?

Why AI Won’t Replace Your Kid’s Teacher (But It Will Make Them Better)

Oct 15, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

AI Can Finally Make Education Work. If We Don’t Screw It Up.

America’s tutoring crisis has a solution. The question is whether we’ll build it for everyone or just the wealthy.

Oct 13, 2025 • Citizen Stewart

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