Stories
Often it is not a curriculum that changes a learner. It is one chance encounter, one mentor, one comment remembered for a lifetime. We collect those.
On finding your path
At a recent Stanford talk, Jensen Huang told students something almost no one in Silicon Valley says out loud: "the advice that you should find your passion before you start is a lie." He cleaned toilets badly. He bussed tables at Denny's — and did it well. He found his calling by doing.
Inspiration
A young tour guide in Hangzhou volunteers his time. One foreign family's kindness — and one conversation in Australia — rewires what he believes the world can be.
From the field
No running water. A coal stove next to a 21st-century computer. And teachers who give up everything to stay. What committed education actually looks like.
Mentorship
She represented Ford in Chinese marketing campaigns. Then she gave it all up to teach in Henan province. We asked her why.
Reflection
A small foundation provides modest seed money — enough for a few Makey Makey kits. What happens in a rural school when children touch programmable circuits for the first time?
On agency
Many rural children in remote provinces are raised not by parents — who are working far away — but by a relative or a neighbor. What does education look like for them?
Cross-cultural
The long-term value of a platform comes from its philosophy and narrative, not from the exact name on the door. A note on building anything that lasts.
