Technology as a tool, not a crutch
From the start the owners reject simply digitising old ways of teaching. Technology should change how children learn, and the student must still do the thinking. The thread runs from the school's technology setup through hybrid classroom design to AI. It is carried mainly by the owners, with guest experts.
How it developed: Moves from a 2019 stance against digitising old methods, to a hybrid classroom framework designed during Covid, to 2025 conversations about AI and what education is for.
The thread's title and description are AI-written, drawn from the episodes below. The quotations are verbatim from the episode audio, each linked to the moment it was said.
What was said
“we don't believe in just digitizing an analog process.”
“we'd really, really like to be working in the transformation, in other words, doing things differently, using technology to enhance the learning experience,”
“we're not just doing technology for technology's sake,”
“we need to teach the children that tech is a tool, it's not a crutch, which the cell phones often become.”
“technology is not a crutch. It is a tool.”
“I often liken using an AI tool to having, like, a super enthusiastic intern who's done, like, two PhDs, but has zero real world experience.”
Episodes in this thread
- Edu Inc and Technology 14 February 2019
- Covid-19 SAMR EduTech Framework 30 March 2020
- Budget 2021 and Covid-19 Learnings Applied 19 November 2020
- Welcome to 2021 7 January 2021
- Covid’s impact on independent education: a Kodak moment? 15 March 2022
- Disability inclusion in education 17 October 2023
- AI: Educating for the Inevitable | Prof Benjamin Rosman 11 July 2025