Education in America is going to look very different 10 years from now.

In some places, that future is already here - and there are some incredibly talented people building it.

Here are 12 education accounts you should be following 👇 1. Chrisman Frank

@chrismanfrank is the co-founder and CEO of @synthesischool, an online and game-based program spun off of @elonmusk's school for his kids and the children of SpaceX employees.

He writes about AI, the future of education, and the raising of his own kids.

Education in America is going to look very different 10 years from now.

In some places, that future is already here - and there are some incredibly talented people building it.

Here are 12 education accounts you should be following 👇 1. Claire Honeycutt

@HippyMomPhD is a former university professor who quit her job to homeschool her kids.

She now writes on X and Substack about teaching kids in a way that preserves and encourages their love of learning.

The American public education system is failing its students.

11 concerning stats about public school every parent should know 👇 1. Grades are going up, but test scores are going down.

Good grades are no longer a reliable indicator of academic progress.

Education in America is going to look very different 10 years from now.

In some places, that future is already here - and there are some incredibly talented people building it.

Here are 12 education accounts you should be following 👇 1. Samantha Joy

@_samantha_joy is a former public school teacher turned Montessori expert.

She's an astute critic of conventional education and a fierce advocate for kids.

Her threads are packed with practical advice - if you're not following her, you're missing out.

Parents: if you're looking for other options (besides public school) for your kid -

You should check out these 10 schools 👇 1. Guidepost Montessori

@guidepostschool is the largest network of Montessori schools in the world - and unlike most Montessori programs, they extend all the way through high school.

They also allow families to "visit" campuses - so your kid can switch schools if/as you travel.

The American public education system is failing its students.

We aren't even in the top 10 globally for education outcomes. Test scores are dropping year after year.

12 concerning stats about public school every parent should know 👇 1. Grades are going up, but test scores are going down.

Good grades are no longer a reliable indicator of academic progress.

We live in a world of information chaos: propaganda, cancel culture, "fake news" rhetoric, algorithmic biases.

Our kids are not equipped to handle it.

To stand a chance, they need ironclad critical thinking skills.

6 philosophical razors school should be teaching every kid👇 1. Occam's razor:

The simplest explanation is most likely to be the correct one.

Don't waste time on complex explanations or assumptions.

When you have multiple theories about something, the simplest is the most likely answer.

5 books every parent should read 👇

1. Free to Learn by Peter Gray

This book explores the importance of play in childhood development — and how to unlock and facilitate your kid’s instincts to play to foster their growth. 2. The Intellectual Lives of Children by Susan Engel

We all know kids ask lots of questions, develop interests (trucks! dinosaurs!), and have hobbies.

This book explores how those things relate to your kid’s long-term intellectual development, and how to foster that process.

The American public education system is failing its students.

11 concerning stats about public school every parent should know 👇 1. Grades are going up, but test scores are going down.

Good grades are no longer a reliable indicator of academic progress.

The average kid spends 15,000 hours in school between the ages of 6-18.

90% of that time is utterly wasted.

Wasting kids' time means wasting their potential.

5 reasons school is wasting your kids' childhood (and why administrators don't care, and won't ever fix it) 👇 1. School doesn't care about greatness.

School is in the business of average. Average curricula built around average standards to serve the average kid.

The goal? Mass-produced workers to keep society functioning.

It just complicates the system to accelerate advanced kids.

8 toxic mental models you learned in school (that you have to unlearn as an adult) 👇 1. Convergent thinking

School rewards getting to a singular “right answer.”

Thinking like everyone else is good.

We never learn that the best ideas come from divergent thinking — or that just because everyone thinks something doesn’t mean it’s true.

Parents: if you're looking for other options (besides public school) for your kid next year -

You should check out these 10 schools 👇 1. Guidepost Montessori

@guidepostschool is the largest network of Montessori schools in the world - and unlike most Montessori programs, they extend all the way through high school.

They also allow families to "visit" campuses - so your kid can switch schools if/as you travel.

Education is going to look very different 10 years from now.

In some places, that future is already here - and there are some incredibly talented people building it.

Here are 12 education accounts you should be following 👇 1. Matt Bateman

@mbateman is the co-founder and philosopher-in-residence at @to_higherground Montessori.

He writes extensively about the Montessori approach to educating kids (plus shares endlessly entertaining anecdotes about his own two small children).

Homeschooling your kids?

Here are 10 resources you should know about (that can help you deliver an education better than public school ever could) 👇 1. Khan Academy

@khanacademy has courses on every arena of math your kid could be interested in - plus science, social studies, and other academic topics.

It's a great resource to help your kid learn most academic topics, and it's totally free.

I've spent the past 10 years working in almost every sector of alternative education.

Homeschooling, alternative schools, college prep, and everything in between.

If a parent asked me for my top advice for their kids' education -

These are the 10 things I would tell them 👇 1. When your kid grows up, no one will care about their grades anymore.

They *will* care about your kid's ability to learn new things.

Your kid's willingness to learn hinges on how much they do or don't hate learning.

Don't sacrifice love of learning for grades. Ever.

Homeschooling parents (and parents who want to homeschool):

Here are the 7 most important things to remember:

(If you do these 7 things and nothing else, your kid will get a great education)👇 1. Interest-based learning is far more valuable than a generic curriculum.

Children are not one-size-fits-all. Their learning shouldn't be either.

When your kids are disinterested, they'll forget information.

Their retention is far better if you build their learning around their existing interests.

Why is it that most American parents don't realize how bad public education is?

We're 136th in the world in reading.

Only 1 in 3 students are proficient in math.

The data should be a point of national outrage - and the Dept of Education isn't hiding it.

Let's take a look ... 54% of American adults can't read at a 6th grade level.

That's according directly to the Department of Education.

That's 130 million Americans with low literacy skills.

There's a lot of advice out there on how to educate your kids.

A lot of it is wrong.

7 (perhaps surprising) truths about education every parent should know 👇 1. Good grades don't always equal academic accomplishment.

Grades have been increasing across the US - which would lead parents to believe their kids are doing well academically.

But test scores are simultaneously falling.

Grade inflation =/= academic success,

Thinking about homeschooling your kids?

Here are 9 must-have resources you should know about👇 1. Alternative Education Resource Center

AERO is a national nonprofit that helps parents find everything they need to design a great education for their kids.

They can help you find schools and curricula - or start a program of your own.

educationrevolution.org

The results are in on public school in America, and it's not good.

7 things every parent should know about American education 👇 1. Grades are going up, but test scores are going down.

Grades are being inflated, which means they're no longer a reliable metric of learning.

Education in America is going to look very different 10 years from now.

Microschools, online schools, apprenticeships, hybrid models.

There will be tons of options for parents to choose from.

If you want a peek at what's coming, here are 10 education accounts to follow 👇 1. @_samantha_joy

Samantha is on the team at @to_higherground, the largest network of Montessori schools in the world.

She's helping build a future where you can have quality Montessori education in every city, even if you travel or move.

She's also raising an 8yo and a 10yo