Dr. Matt Bateman: How Traditional Schools Kill Agency (And Montessori Fixes It)

Matt Bateman is a philosopher and founder of Montessorium, working on building Montessori schools enhanced with AI.

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

Austen Allred: GauntletAI produces better AI engineers than any university (for free)

Gauntlet AI, Alpha School, and the future of post-university education

Oct 27 • 

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MacKenzie Price — How To Make Kids Love School More Than Vacation

How Alpha School is making capitalism work in education.

Oct 13 • 

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Ben Franklin’s 1747 Proposal for Practical Education Reform

That is still applicable to today

Oct 4 • 

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#2: Benjamin Franklin - An American Life

By Walter Isaacson

Oct 3 • 

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September 2025

Most learners aren't in school

to better education focus on schools second

Sep 26 • 

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August 2025

How Gauntlet AI Turns Beginners into $200K Engineers in 10 Weeks

And Why I’m Convinced It’s the Best "Education" Model Out There

Aug 12 • 

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May 2025

#1 Brave New Words

By Salman Khan

May 25 • 

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April 2025

Dr. David Ruth: Inside The Most Innovative College Campus in America

University of Austin's Fearless truth pursuit, ruthless empiricism, and a new university model.

Apr 16 • 

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Danielle Strachman: The Case Against College & Funding Young Founders

Why Degrees Are Losing Value & How 1517 Backs Talent Outside the System

Apr 11 • 

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Danielle Strachman

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Jason Zhao: Making the $61 Trillion IP Market Accessible to Every Creator

The Future of Intellectual Property in the AI Era

Apr 9 • 

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Augustus Doricko: Solving Water Scarcity in the American West Through Cloud Seeding

From Groundwater Compliance to Making Rain: The Thiel Fellow's Mission to Green the American Desert

Apr 4 • 

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