Edtech's Answer to Remote Learning Burnout | Andreessen Horowitz

The rapid transition to remote schooling has supercharged trends in online learning — it’s possible that 3-5 years of behavior change has been condensed into a few short weeks. More independent/self-guided learning has required not only a re-thinking of curriculum but a shift in how students view their role in the learning experience. Creative resp... See more

K-12 education has always been more than just the school day – it is a jumping-off point for personal and social development as well as a critical child care resource for working parents. Without the constraints of local offerings, openness to remote enrichment may open up a new world of experiences for students, both in the classroom and for extra... See more

Why now? * EdTech investments are soaring. *#edutainment is taking over TikTok. *Social media is elevating information above aspiration

Online education 2.0 is about group courses, community, vocational training, and edutainment. A lot of smart people are experimenting with new approaches. Teachable is taking the Shopify approach of “arming the rebels” by enabling anyone to easily set up an online course. David Perell, Tiago Forte and Nat Eliason are building online-first schools f... See more

Right now, that’s practically unthinkable (outside a few forward-thinking classrooms), partly because the culture around gaming is weird, toxic and few people take the medium seriously for educational purposes. But if remote learning is going to be part of K-12 education from now on — and we’d better plan for that — we need to meet kids where they ... See more