Blog
This is where we share our latest news and our ideas on education.
Personalised Learning will not prepare our children for the future
Personalised learning is the antithesis of what humans are - social and gregarious. So why does Silicon Valley think that learning alone will best prepare our children for a future where it's knowledge use not knowledge content that determines your hireability?...
What is Arludo?
Arludo is a socially responsible company with the mission of increasing interest in STEM topics and improving scientific thinking for students of all genders, ages, and socioeconomic levels, no matter how far they are from a major city. What is Arludo Governments are...
We are in danger, but we can’t wait for our governments to solve this problem
Science & Technology Australia states that Australia is in danger of being left behind in STEM. We at Arludo agree, but we think waiting for the Australian Government to do anything will be too late. Science and Technology Australia just released a statement...
Graduation is a celebration!
Completing a degree is not easy and something that everyone should be proud of. I had the opportunity to provide a commencement speech to the Class of 2017 at SAE/Qantum last night and I wanted to share that here. Photo by Joshua Mcknight on Pexels.com I had a...
France is banning mobile phones in the classroom. And that’s dumb.
Mobile phones will no longer be allowed in the classroom in France. This patronizing move will only serve to anger their generation of students and won't prepare them for the future. They talked about doing it, and now they did it. France is banning mobile...
Teachers aren’t selling out. They’re responding to companies that are giving them attention
Companies are starting to court teachers as influencers. It's no wonder teachers are responding, someone is finally paying attention to them. The recent NY Times article on how teachers are being courted by software companies and start-ups scares me. It doesn’t scare...
The public isn’t sick of experts, they’re just sick of experts telling them to just believe them
Jamming science down the throats of people that don't trust science won't help. It's too late for them to change their mind. Science is experiencing a lot of problems lately. Although everyone seems to want move forward and our government is pushing a science agenda...
Edtech companies are starting a war against teachers
In the last 5 years, we have seen a systematic attack by many start-ups against the one thing our students have relied upon for centuries: teachers. In the last 5 years, we have seen a systematic attack by many start-ups against...
Why our lecture halls are emptying
Students aren't coming to class, but simply putting courses online isn't the answer. We need to give students a reason to come to class. As a student, I remember the outdated practicals that I went to three times a week. Each taught a fundamental concept in physics,...
What students really want is not what we’re currently giving them
Edutech is one of the hottest buzzwords in the start-up community, but are edtech companies really helping education? Everyone is racing to develop the next technology that will enable students and improve their learning and knowledge retention. Edutech is now one of...
Learning, teaching, and the art of the oil change
Why are we making our students suffer through the most boring parts of science to get them excited about science? When I was finally allowed to use the family car, I was also given the responsibility to help maintain it. This meant learning to perform the most basic...
