I have about seven years to build a different kind of education for my youngest kids. Not a prettier version of school. A system aimed at real capability, judgment, autonomy, and readiness for life. lifeeducation.org/posts/seve…

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The fear asks: what if you ruin them? What if they fall behind? What if they end up helpless? But the harder question is: what if the danger is in here, and I already know it? Leaving wasn’t the gamble. Staying was. ourolddad.com/post/what-if-i…

I’ve spent most of my life talking myself into corners, then fighting my way out so I wouldn’t be the guy who was all mouth. This one started on Belmont in 1989, with Harleys rolling past and Scott Kell calling me full of shit. ourolddad.com/post/sure-you-…

2/2 I’ve been inside schools since the 1970s, and I work in one now. The system is not going to reform itself in time to save the kids it keeps flattening. I’m getting mine out, and leaving a map for anyone who wants to follow. Full piece: lifeeducation.org/posts/run

1/2 Life Education is a refusal. Not a curriculum brand. Not another school improvement slogan. A refusal to hand my kids an inferior product when the magnificence of the world is sitting right there. Once you see something true, you can’t unsee it.

3/3 He made it just over a mile. For him, on that scooter, that had to feel like crossing Nebraska. He knows now the park isn’t just a place we take him. It’s a place he can reach. Full post: ourolddad.com/post/the-purpl…

The “digital native” myth is lazy. Kids don’t need more screen-time panic. They need to know how to use technology as a tool, stay skeptical online, create with AI, and not be ruled by it. That’s the real digital literacy floor. lifeeducation.org/posts/doma…

Jimmy Carr nailed something a lot of us feel but can’t explain. We’re living better than 99.9% of humans who ever walked the earth, hot showers, modern medicine, endless entertainment, kids that actually survive infancy, yet so many of us feel miserable. He calls it “life dysmorphia.” We get used to how good we have it (the hedonic treadmill), then compare ourselves to everyone else and tank our own happiness. As he puts it: happiness = quality of life minus envy. Marcus Aurelius put it perfectly: “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.” When was the last time you caught yourself feeling unhappy despite objectively having it pretty damn good?

2/3 About eight-tenths of a mile in, he was hurting. Still pushing, still gripping that purple scooter like it had wronged him. I kept asking if he wanted me to carry him. “No!” He didn’t want rescue. He wanted the park.

1/3 The plan was a few minutes of scooter practice in front of the house. Xander had a different plan. He got to the corner, pointed toward the route to the park, and apparently that was that. The two-year-old had become the captain.

tf that got to do with me?!

My 1985 year playlist is up. The Cult, Prince, R.E.M., Whitney, Mellencamp, Run-D.M.C., Tears for Fears, hair metal, college radio, MTV gloss, and a lot more. Best played on random. The story is hiding underneath. ourolddad.com/post/1985-the-…

A kid can write a five-paragraph essay and still not know how to ask for help, explain what happened, answer the actual question, apologize without dodging, or make themselves understood when life gets messy. That is not real communication. Domain 1: Communication Is More Than Writing Essays lifeeducation.org/posts/doma…

1977 was a weird, perfect mess. Rock was still huge. Disco was coming for everybody. Punk was kicking the door. AM radio, FM radio, arena bands, weird one-offs, soft rock, funk, country crossover — all of it was somehow sharing the same air. This playlist is my attempt to catch that feeling: not a ranked list, not a museum piece, not a lecture. Just the songs from 1977 that still hit me, best played on shuffle like the radio is still in charge. 1977: The Year That Wouldn’t Pick a Lane ourolddad.com/post/1977-the-…