No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups Reinventing K-12 Education Using AI with Alpha School Principal Joe Liemandt
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Sep 25, 2025 Joe Liemandt, founder of Trilogy and principal of Alpha School, shares his revolutionary approach to K-12 education. Imagine mastering academics in just two hours! Joe discusses replacing traditional teachers with 'Guides' and focusing on project-based workshops to ignite students' passions. He emphasizes the use of incentives to motivate learning and personalizes education to tackle varying student needs. The conversation delves into the mental health crisis in schools and the potential of AI to transform education, all while aiming to redefine what school can be.
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Make Kids Love School
- Joe Liemandt argues kids must love school and that loving school raises expectations and outcomes.
- He reframes school design around engagement, claiming love of school is a primary lever for improvement.
Compress Learning With Adaptive Tutors
- Use learning science–driven adaptive tutors to compress mastery into two hours a day.
- Build engines that keep students at an 80–85% challenge window to sustain engagement and speed.
A Day At Alpha School
- A typical Alpha day starts with a growth-mindset launch then two hours with an AI tutor personalized to each student's knowledge grade.
- Joe recounts students joining far behind grade level and catching up quickly via focused, personalized lessons.