Category: From the Founder
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What We Learned This Summer about Discussion Skills and Human Skills
Read More: What We Learned This Summer about Discussion Skills and Human SkillsThis summer, the “conversation about conversation” showed up in more places than we could have hoped, and that’s a real sign of momentum. Publications we care about picked…
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The Other AI: Why Independent Schools Need a Strategy for Authentic Interaction
Read More: The Other AI: Why Independent Schools Need a Strategy for Authentic InteractionAs schools navigate the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, many leaders are rightly focused on policy, tools, and academic implications. But there is another urgent priority hiding in…
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Introducing – Conversation Comeback: A Teacher’s Guide to Class Discussion in a Distracted, Divided World
Read More: Introducing – Conversation Comeback: A Teacher’s Guide to Class Discussion in a Distracted, Divided WorldSchool leaders and teachers see the Conversation Crisis every day. Students arrive academically capable, but when it is time to engage in real discussion, something happens. Participation feels…
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Humanities and Humanity in an AI World: An Educator’s Manifesto
Read More: Humanities and Humanity in an AI World: An Educator’s ManifestoOn The Purpose and Practice of K-12 Humanities Teaching in Today’s World, Co-written by Humanities Educators | 2026 Schools are moving quickly to adopt AI. New policies are…
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What Higher Ed Can Teach K–12 About Dialogue: A Conversation with Dartmouth’s Kristi Clemens
Read More: What Higher Ed Can Teach K–12 About Dialogue: A Conversation with Dartmouth’s Kristi ClemensI recently found myself nodding enthusiastically as I was reading Sian Leah Beilock’s article in The Atlantic, “Teach Students How to Think, Not What to Think.” Beilock, a…
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Six “Unhinged” Things I Did To Build R.E.A.L.® Discussion
Read More: Six “Unhinged” Things I Did To Build R.E.A.L.® DiscussionIt’s been fun to see other founders share the “unhinged” things they have done to build their businesses. But to me, this trend is more than entertainment. It’s…
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Teaching Talk: Why Conversation Belongs at the Center of Learning
Read More: Teaching Talk: Why Conversation Belongs at the Center of LearningLiza Garonzik featured on Millions of Conversations television show and podcast What happens when we teach young people to truly listen, speak with courage, and connect face-to-face? In…
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Liza Garonzik on Teaching Tomorrow’s Human Skills in Today’s Classrooms
Read More: Liza Garonzik on Teaching Tomorrow’s Human Skills in Today’s ClassroomsA conversation hosted by Simon Noakes featuring Liza Garonzik on the Inspiring Schools podcast Hosted by Simon Noakes (Founder & CEO of Interactive Schools), the Inspiring Schools Podcast…
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REAL Conversations About Curriculum: Introducing REAL PLC’s in 2025-26
Read More: REAL Conversations About Curriculum: Introducing REAL PLC’s in 2025-26“It’s easier to move a cemetery than change a curriculum.” – Woodrow Wilson I saw this quote on a slide the other day – and thought: what an…
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Our School Partners: What We’ve Learned Works – and Doesn’t!
Read More: Our School Partners: What We’ve Learned Works – and Doesn’t!Our School Partners: What We’ve Learned Works – and Doesn’t! When I jumped in to build R.E.A.L.® full-time in 2021, I never would have dreamed that by 2024…