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3 Reasons You Should Explore Alternative College Options

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023Jace Bower

As spring turns to summer many young adults are looking forward to a few months off of school before hitting the books again in the fall. Some of those students…Continue reading3 Reasons You Should Explore Alternative College Options

Educate Humans, Not Machines

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023Jace Bower

Technology brings disruption. It’s inevitable. But sometimes technology brings more change than is necessary or helpful. Sometimes, technological advances can shift our world away from human-centeredness and closer to machine-centeredness. …Continue readingEducate Humans, Not Machines

AI Can’t Solve This: The Absolute Necessity of Human Community in the Age of AI

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023Jace Bower

Community has been a human need ever since the beginning. It was “not good” for Adam to be alone and it has never been good for any human to go…Continue readingAI Can’t Solve This: The Absolute Necessity of Human Community in the Age of AI

Why AI Makes Critical Thinking an Absolute Necessity for Young Adults

April 10, 2023April 7, 2023Jace Bower

The changes just keep coming. And they keep coming faster and faster. I’m talking about changes in the artificial intelligence world, which is growing to include far more than super…Continue readingWhy AI Makes Critical Thinking an Absolute Necessity for Young Adults

What Role Should Memorization Play in High School Education?

March 29, 2023March 28, 2023Jace Bower

Last week we asked the question, “should high school students receive a tech-heavy education”? In this article, I’d like to address a somewhat-related question about education in the context of…Continue readingWhat Role Should Memorization Play in High School Education?

Should High School Students Receive a “Tech-Heavy” Education?

March 22, 2023March 20, 2023Jace Bower

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the technology of ChatGPT and whether or not high school students should use the AI chatbot to write their school papers. (Read…Continue readingShould High School Students Receive a “Tech-Heavy” Education?