Superintendent Chris Kennedy’s Blog

• Beyond Adulting: Rethinking Life Skills in K-12 Education November 12, 2024
  Recently, two insightful blog posts from my former West Vancouver colleagues and now superintendent colleagues Dave Eberwein in Saanich (his post here) and Sean Nosek from Abbotsford (his post here) have sparked fresh dialogue about our curriculum—specifically, what’s missing from it. Dave’s post, Why Don’t Schools Teach X?, and Sean’s, Beyond the Classroom: Preparing for […]
• When AI Meets Education: The Power of Diffusion Over Replication November 4, 2024
  A decade ago, while contemplating innovation I wrote (HERE) about how meaningful change in education spreads through diffusion rather than replication. This is an idea that David Albury has written and spoken about regularly and been very influential in my thinking. As we navigate the integration of generative AI in our schools today, this principle […]
• Thinking About The Anxious Generation October 23, 2024
  A bit later to the party with reading (actually listening) to Jonathan Haidt’s latest book but I do think there is a lot for us in education.  It is interesting to think of  Haidt’s thesis in the context of the cell phone restrictions in schools that are sweeping North America (including British Columbia this fall). […]