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What if your kid loved school so much they鈥檇 rather be there than on vacation?
Yesterday, I went to a session on Alpha School, which runs out of Austin and is opening a campus in NYC this fall. Their claim?
- Kids love school (90%+ say so, 60% prefer it over vacation)
- Kids learn 2x faster in half the time
- Kids develop real-life skills like public speaking & financial literacy
Here鈥檚 what I learned: 馃У馃憞
Alpha isn鈥檛 the right fit for everyone.
- Not great for students with severe learning disabilities
Parents who prefer traditional structure & oversight may struggle
- 5-10% of students drop out because they don鈥檛 adjust well
- It works best for self-directed learners who thrive with independence.
My take:
- I'm interested enough for my 9 year old daughter to learn more
- I worry about how humanities are taught, can an app really replace passionate teachers and high quality discussion?
- When you meet the students, it's hard not to be impressed
alpha.school/
But what about things that even wealthy people don鈥檛 have access to? How about a personal reality enhancer:
- Perfect memory of every conversation
- Real-time guidance during interactions based on your goals
- Pattern recognition across your entire life
The truth? There's no going back. Intelligence, like music, is about to go from scarce to abundant. The only question is: How do we build a world that harnesses this abundance for everyone?