Building an Optimistic FutureI derive immense joy from creating schools where children love to learn and nurture a positive culture. Every day I see young people…Apr 16, 20232Apr 16, 20232
Addressing the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis through Connection, Community, Meaning, and PurposeMichael Strong, The Socratic ExperienceApr 1, 20231Apr 1, 20231
Meaning at The Socratic ExperienceThe Socratic Experience (TSE) is a virtual school, grades 3–12, based on my lifetime of creating innovative schools. Someone recently asked…Dec 27, 20221Dec 27, 20221
Published inAge of AwarenessEducational Choice as a Life or Death MatterThe greatest moral urgency in K12 education today is the public health catastrophe of adolescence. While here I will focus on the shocking…Oct 16, 20223Oct 16, 20223
Not surprisingly, an analogous argument to the one I make in "Evolutionary Mismatch as a Causal…https://flowidealism.medium.com/evolutionary-mismatch-as-a-causal-factor-in-adolescent-dysfunction-and-mental-illness-d235cc85584May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
The Most Chilling Aspect of Elizabeth Bertholet’s Thought on HomeschoolingHarvard Law professor Elizabeth Bartholet gained national attention recently for articles arguing that there should be a presumptive ban…May 29, 20204May 29, 20204
Schooling in the U.S.:Suppose there was a cabal of evil geniuses who decided to force teens into labor camps where 56% were disengaged, 75% had negative…Apr 13, 20201Apr 13, 20201
Evolutionary Mismatch as a Causal Factor in Adolescent Dysfunction and Mental Illness“In the 1990s, about 40 young elephants were taken a few hundred miles closer to Johannesburg, to a newly constructed nature reserve…Jul 8, 20194Jul 8, 20194