Jaime Casap

How Are We Really Measuring Success for Students? If the traditional report card is our only guide, we are in serious trouble

Today was Azella's first day of school. As I drove her to school, we talked about expectations for the year and I shared some of the questions I’ll be asking her teacher during our first parent teacher conference.

See the full list and my reasoning here: bit.ly/4mocSNV
#FutureOfWork #ParentingTips

How Are We Really Measuring Success for Students? If the traditional report card is our only guide, we are in serious trouble

School in AZ starts on Monday. I’ve been concerned about how we use report cards to measure student success. Given the world our students face in the future, I wrote about why we need to be measuring human skills at a deeper level. What gets measured gets done. open.substack.com/pub/jcasap/p...

On this day in 1984, the drinking age went from 18 to 21. I was 17. Was I disappointed? I was growing up in NYC and didn't know what a "legal drinking age" law was! I could walk into any store or any bar and get a drink. I didn't know you had to be 21 until 1987 when I went to college!

Going through some old photos I took from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (not part of the 24 hr calendar project) never before edited or seen...

This is from 2019. It was shot on my old Sony Alpha A73

2.0 sec at f/ 16 ISO 160
24mm Sony GM Lens

#GrandCanyon #NorthRim #Arizona #sunset

Emmy Nominees 2025: The Complete List

I get it, I'm biased. 1977: I am the 10yr old whose world was forever redefined by that galaxy from a long time ago. It’s in my blood. But... #Andor was the best thing on TV. Best show ever? How is not ONE actor/actress nominated for an #Emmy? #StarWars @nytimes.com

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The Grand Canyon North Rim Helped Me Rebuild My Life I am heartbroken to learn of the devastating fire that destroyed so many of the historic structures at the Grand Canyon North Rim, a place…

I am heartbroken to learn of the devastating fire that destroyed so many of the historic structures at the Grand Canyon North Rim, a place that holds a profound and personal significance for me. #GrandCanyon #NorthRim #Arizona #Photography

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a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,

Should we be issuing Internet driver's Licenses to kids who master the tools they use?

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#Internet #AIinEDU

For everyone at #ISTE, you have to take a shot every time you go to a session where, "in the age of AI" is in the title...

A Driver’s License for the Internet? Buckle Up, I’m Serious! The Internet is a glorious, chaotic, world-changing, hilarious, and utterly terrifying place. It can be informative, educational, and…

I just wrote the following article on Medium and SubStack. We need to start teaching kids how to use technology. No, they don't "already know how to use tech." Doom scrolling to brain rot is not the same thing as being a digital leader, as I argue we REALLY need!

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Why would Republican members of the House and Senate vote for a bill their constituents will hate. They will clearly feel the social and economic impact of this legislation. They will see how it only benefits the super rich.

Maybe they aren’t planning on holding any more elections…

AGI Isn't Dangerous Human-Centric Egocentric Hubris Is…

Read this over the weekend. Tell me what you think!

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#AI #AGI #DangersOfAI #WereAllGoingToDie #HaveYouSeenTheMatrix?

AGI Isn’t Dangerous: Human-Centric Egocentric Hubris Is… This morning I read yet ANOTHER article on the existential danger of AGI with the title being something like: “The Danger Isn’t Artificial…

I was in the middle of writing a DIFFERENT article on technology, when I read ANOTHER article this morning on the "dangers of AI," and the following article poured out of me. Most of the articles are the same - AI could be dangerous but don't worry, we're humans!

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102 in NYC, 101 in BOS, 100 in PHL...

I bet a lot of those "I MUST WORK FROM HOME" Gen Zers who balk at being asked to go into the office are begging to go into the office this week...

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Why are we assuming it was someone “impersonating a police officer?” Have we already ruled out it wasn’t an actual police officer? @nytimes.com what is the evidence it wasn’t a police officer?

How crazy has the news cycles been in the last 48 hours? So crazy that it's Friday the 13th and I'm JUST realizing that for the first time at 1:04 PM...

#Friday13 #Fridaythe13th

Anyone know who this guy is? He should run for President. He has some progressive ideas on immigration reform! Undocumented workers who have been here for a long time and add value to our communities and economy. They should be left alone if not given a path to citizenship! This guy makes sense.

I really want to understand, is it now against the law to ask our public servants a question during a press conference? It doesn't matter if it's a US Senator or not?

"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it's forever..."

Be thankful for today, no matter what it brings you. When you think of the age of the universe, our galaxy, our solar system, or even the age of our planet, we are here, alive, conscience, in existence for a micro moment...

Unlock the Magic of Father's Day Father's Day is next week. Let's talk about it shall we?

Unlock the Magic of Father's Day

Father's Day is next week. Let's talk about it shall we?

Read about the ideas I have to make this year's Father's Day the best one ever!

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#Fathers #FathersDay #GiftsForDad #Dads #HappyFathersDay

Unlock the Magic of Father’s Day Father’s Day is next week. Let’s talk about it shall we?

Father's Day is next week. I wanted to share one dad's perspective on how to make the day more meaningful for your father...and for you.

Please share your thoughts, and more importantly, your insights and ideas.

#FathersDay

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Turned on the @nba.com #Finals and they literally lied to us in the first 5 seconds. They said, "this is one of the most anticipated Finals in #NBA history. Really? Besides fans in #Indiana and #OKC, I'm one of like 12 people watching...

Prove me wrong with numbers @espn.com

A Day in the Life of a Turbo Engine on a Horse’s Ass… I was scrolling through my daily AI newsletters this morning when I came across this section in one of them: “How I AI.” I am so thankful I…

The truth I’m trying to hammer home is this: AI should be the catalyst for transforming education, not using it to make old learning models cooler. This “How I AI” example is exactly why I wrote the article a couple of weeks ago. We aren’t asking the right questions!

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Hey @nytimes.com you have a typo in your headline. You wrote "illegal," when you meant to write, "idiotic." You're welcome!

YouTube video by Google A first look at speech translation on Google Beam

This is outstanding, but

What we REALLY need is a real time translator for couples!

Boyfriend: "where do you want to go for dinner?"
(Translator: let's go to the sports bar so I can watch the game!)

Girlfriend: "I'm not picky wherever is fine..."
(Translator: a nice quiet place where we can talk)

AI in Education: Strapping a Turbo Engine to a Horse’s Ass I recently did a keynote on the irreplaceable value of human skills to a room full of education tech directors. After the talk, I did a Q&A…

Since being "back," I've done a few keynotes and have fielded a bunch of questions about my take on AI in education. I wrote this over the weekend. I think it's pretty clear—we're focusing on the wrong problems.

Let me know your thoughts!

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Culture Change: The Real Reason for Resistance (It’s Not What You Think) I hear it all the time in many boardrooms and during strategic retreats: “People are just resistant to change.” It’s the go-to explanation…

Wrote this article as a reaction to a report on culture change in higher education.

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