The Blog
Writing about education, books, products, parenting, and the messy overlap between them all.
Can AI Listen to a Classroom?
We started scoring recorded classes against a rubric written by subject experts. Cost turned out to be the easy part. Trust is the hard part.
The Chief Academic Officer Who Ships Code
I'm an education leader and a self-described pseudo-techie. With an AI coding assistant, I've started building real software. Here's what changed.
Designing a House System for 120+ Schools
Four houses named after India's mountain ranges, shared by every school in the network. A note on designing for belonging at scale, and on rewarding more than just the winners.
Rubrics Teachers Can Trust
Teacher evaluation only works when it feels like coaching, not surveillance. These are the design principles I keep coming back to.
What Building a Puzzle App Taught Me About How Kids Think
I built a daily puzzle app with eight kinds of puzzles. The hardest part was making them hard enough.
What 120 Schools Taught Me About Scale
Managing academics across 120+ schools isn't just an operational challenge — it's a lesson in how systems, culture, and people interact at scale. Here's what I've learned.
Why Every Product Builder Should Read Children's Books
Children's books are the most ruthlessly edited artefacts in publishing. Clarity, empathy, and storytelling — they have a lot to teach us about product design.
The LXP Problem: Why Most Corporate Learning Platforms Fail
After building and leading an LXP for enterprise IT companies, I have strong opinions about why most platforms miss the mark — and what it actually takes to drive learning at work.
On Raising Kids in a World Full of Screens
I've spent my career in education and technology. I've also got a kid. The tension between those two things keeps me thinking.