Education reform is disconnected from reality. We need more people focused on bypassing the current system.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
We forgot to define the goal of education. Here's a proposal on what the 4 goals of education should be.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
Why kids' YouTube dreams aren't shallow—they're rational adaptations to a changing economic landscape.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
Financial literacy without real-world money experience is as ineffective as teaching swimming with PowerPoint slides. A critical look at classroom finance education.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
The reality is that grades have served their purpose and it's time to move on if we want actual learning.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
"I believe the children are our future" - Anand Sanwal via Whitney Houston| My non-sucky newsletter
Grade inflation is the worst, most cancerous type of inflation in the USA right now.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
The My First Million MBA: High School Entrepreneurs Edition| anandsanwal.me
Like ghost kitchens that exist only on delivery apps, these nonprofits exist only on college applications.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
Schools should NOT exist to train children to be compliant and conforming employees and consumers. Education should help develop students into independent-thinking explorers, leaders and problem-solvers.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
"Take one step at a time," they said, "and eventually, you'll reach the top, where all your dreams come true." The children grew up learning to climb. They were taught to climb as quickly as possible.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
Imagine a school where the number of books checked out from the library is used to judge the school’s literacy efforts. Absurd, right? Yet this mirrors the reality in many American government schools today (note: my focus is on public, government-funded middle and high schools). A conversation with a brilliant public school teacher recently illuminated| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up