Some thoughts on the future of edtech...
The kinds of software that people pay for and share will drastic reduce in the next five years. This will have some interesting impacts on education technology and how it's used in the classroom.
Some thoughts...
by James Pares
Education
View all →Some thoughts on using project management in the classroom...
Teaching is project management. Gantt charts, kanban boards, agile sprints, risk registers — the tools that run corporate programmes could transform how teachers plan and deliver their lessons.
Some thoughts on teacher collaboration...
Teachers are told to collaborate. But when different styles, egos, and backgrounds collide, shared planning can become a battleground, sometimes making things harder, not easier.
Some thoughts on week-by-week vs. all-at-once curriculum planning...
The IB says be flexible. IGCSE says follow the textbook. The truth is somewhere in the middle — and the stakes change depending on whether you teach primary or secondary.
Some thoughts on using AI coding tools to make teaching resources...
You can use AI coding agents to generate entire exercise booklets, curriculum-aligned worksheets, and data-driven lesson materials — from markdown files and CSV data. Here's how.
Some thoughts on personalised learning...
Personalised learning promises tailored education for every student. But if everyone is learning different things, what happens to the shared classroom experience — and to social cohesion?
Some thoughts on the ideal AI vs pen-and-paper split...
In-class work should build social skills with pen and paper. Homework should be AI-powered and personalised. Here's some thoughts on how...
AI
View all →Some thoughts on teamwork when vibe coding...
Vibe coding is fast. Staying in sync is the new bottleneck.
China
View all →Some thoughts on UK-China trade...
Cheaper EVs, cheaper goods, green energy cooperation — the benefits of deeper UK-China trade are real. But so are the risks. What's the right balance?
Politics
View all →Some thoughts on fixing the NHS...
The NHS is beloved but broken. What if we replaced general taxation funding with an employer-paid insurance model that keeps care close to free at the point of use while introducing competition and quality incentives?