Right now, many educators treat AI like Lord Voldemort, the technology that must not be named. It makes sense because no one wants students to become so dependent on a chatbot that they skip the messy, essential process of learning how to think for themselves. The solution shouldn’t be to banish AI, but to adapt the way we teach. We need a fresh approach that guides students toward a healthy, productive relationship with AI. We need a model that openly shows them both the pow

We recently experienced a milestone in American education. The high school graduating class of 2025 was the largest in our nation's history. But behind the celebrations, school leaders are looking at a bittersweet reality. We are highly unlikely to see numbers like that again for decades. Ever since U.S. birth rates peaked back in 2007, the numbers have steadily declined. The data from the CDC is stark. U.S. fertility rates hit an all-time low of 1.6 in 2025, and our school-a

Abstract: A Generative Thinking Curriculum flips the script on AI and makes the student the generative agent. Too often students see AI as the end of inquiry; a place they go to get answers or write an essay. Generative Thinking teachers that AI’s first response is just the starting point for investigating new ideas. This article shows how to scaffold Generative Thinking lessons to produce a curriculum that teaches the skills our students will need as parents and mid-career a