The Future of Education

The future of education goes beyond merely keeping up with the latest trends in learning innovation. It's about actively shaping that future.

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Lou Holtz: Make Good Choices

3 days ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn |Jean Eddy

Michael: Welcome to Youth Career Readiness, the One Question Podcast where we talk to people across careers about their professional journeys and what advice they would offer us to help all middle and high schoolers explore, experiment with, and discover careers. Jean, if you were a Notre Dame football fan, as I was in the 1980s, then Lou Holtz was your guy. He was the head coach, charismatic, and good. His 12-0 1988 Notre Dame team was the consensus national champion.
25 Years of Higher Ed Scandals, Rethinking Schools, and Job Moves

2 weeks ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

A brief note: I’m going to slow the pace of publication here just for the next couple weeks while I’m engaged in a board meeting for Imagine Worldwide for a few days (if you don’t know them, check out the website; the work the team there is doing in Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and more is the most exciting thing I’ve seen up-close in education). On to the update…Jeff Selingo and I welcomed Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Jack Stripling to our podcast.
Mapping the Current Culture

2 weeks ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

Jeff Selingo and I teamed up to author our first white paper together. It’s part 1 of a 5-part series on culture that Jeff is doing and that is sponsored by Amazon Web Services. In this first installment, we explore how campus leaders should develop a systematic approach to understanding their institution’s cultural DNA before they even begin seeking to transform it.
Bringing Personalized Music Education to the Masses

2 weeks ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

Lukas Barwinski-Brown, CEO of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, joined me on this episode. For those who don’t know, Lang Lang stands apart as one of the premier pianists in the world. Lukas shared his unexpected journey to leading the foundation and discussed its mission to ensure that music education is accessible to all children, regardless of their background.
Inside the Demand Side of Families Using ESAs

3 weeks ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

Mike Goldstein joined me to talk about the evolving landscape of education savings accounts (ESAs) and the experiences of families utilizing them. Goldstein, who has been researching the reality for families on the ground in states like Florida and West Virginia, shares insights into how different types of families—those in reactive situations looking to escape traditional schooling and proactive families seeking enrichment opportunities—are navigating this space.
Free Book Giveaway, Announcing an Award, and More Ways Higher Ed Is Changing

4 weeks ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

In today’s newsletter, I’m thrilled to offer:a free book giveaway for my friend Jessica Lindl’s new book, The Career Game Loop: Learn to Earn in the New Economy;more information about the new book, School Rethink 2.0: Putting Reinvention into Practice, that I edited with Rick Hess and Julie Squire;a plug for my brother Jonathan Horn’s latest book that came out Tuesday, titled The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright and the Epic Battle for the Philippines;and links to two new Future U.
Most Companies Ignore This-and It’s Costing Them Top Talent

1 month ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

Quiet quitting. High turnover. A disengaged workforce. Businesses are facing a talent crisis, and most don’t even know why. Here are the four key reasons people leave—and what companies can do to retain talent. Learn More
10 Years of Wildflower Microschool Growth for Teachers & Students

1 month ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

Matt Kramer, CEO and co-founder of Wildflower Schools joins me to delve into the origin and growth of Wildflower Schools, a network of microschools rooted in the Montessori philosophy. The network now boasts 72 schools across the country. Kramer shares his insights on how to create environments that empower teachers as leaders so that their unique qualities and visions shine through.
The Challenges AI Poses for Learning How to Write

1 month ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

In this episode of Class Disrupted, Jane Rosenzweig, director of the Harvard College Writing Center, joined me and Diane Tavenner to talk about the impact of AI on writing education. Jane underscored the importance of writing as a process of thinking—and warned against the “deskilling” of students because of an overreliance on AI.
Tyler Thigpen on Self-Directed Learning

1 month ago | michaelbhorn.substack.com | Michael Horn

Tyler Thigpen wears a lot of hats. He’s the co-founder and head of The Forest School: An Acton Academy in south metro Atlanta; co-founder and head of the Institute for Self-Directed Learning; an instructor and academic director at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; and the coauthor of a new book, The Playbook for Self Directed Learning, which provides strategies for transforming traditional schools into learner-centered environments.