Essays 14 pieces 2026 Riyadh

Long-form readings on the edges of school.

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2026.05.09
What we actually know about AI in education — and what we don't yet.
Aid · 1340 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.09
What the edtech backlash is telling us
Aid · 1282 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.09
What a national AI curriculum actually claims.
Identity · 1289 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.09
Two years of "OS for education" — what the language has done
Means · 1190 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.09
School is a bundle. Families are starting to open it.
Identity · 1482 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.09
The proven thing — what we already know works in classrooms, and why the question isn't settled yet.
Aid · 1182 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.09
Addictive learning, on purpose.
Skills · 1407 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.09
The listening classroom — what AI sounds like when it isn't trying to be the teacher.
Aid · 1318 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.08
The human school — what AI doesn't reach.
Identity · 1087 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.02
Vision 2030 HCDP — what an operator should be reading.
Aid · 1047 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.02
The Means path is a question about architecture.
Means · 1012 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.02
Alpha School, two-hour learning, and the *AI* the marketing isn't
Means · 1047 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.02
Alef Education and the unicorn argument MENA wasn't supposed to have.
Aid · 1003 words · EN / العربية
2026.05.01
What does "an operating system for education" actually mean?
Means · 1095 words · EN / العربية