My Existential Crisis and Chat GPT
End of Average--"Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant possibility—it is here, redefining how students learn, how teachers teach, and how schools operate. AI has the power to personalize education at an unprecedented scale, detect learning gaps in real time, and support emotional intelligence development. Yet, its rise comes when student anxiety, political division, and social media’s relentless influence make the classroom more challenging than ever.
This book explores the dual reality of AI in education: a transformative tool with limitless potential, arriving in an era of cultural and institutional upheaval. With AI, we can free educators from administrative burdens, assess non-traditional skills, and create adaptive learning environments that meet students where they are. But if misused—or ignored—it risks further exacerbating inequities, eroding trust, and widening opportunity gaps.
Through research, firsthand educator accounts, and real-world AI applications, this book tackles the hard questions:
Can AI bridge opportunity gaps, or will it deepen them?
How do we balance innovation with human connection?
What role must educators play in guiding AI’s ethical and practical use?
What began as an exploration of artificial intelligence became something far more personal. After spending more than thirty years helping schools navigate change, I found myself returning to a question that had followed me throughout my career: Why is meaningful change so difficult, even when the need for it is obvious?
As I reflected on decades of work in education, a realization began to emerge. The challenge was not a lack of commitment, vision, or effort. Teachers, leaders, and students were already working extraordinarily hard. The problem was capacity. We had spent years asking people to do more without addressing the constraints that made meaningful change difficult to sustain.
My Existential Crisis and ChatGPT: The Question That Followed Me for Thirty Years is a reflection on education, leadership, artificial intelligence, and the lessons that emerge when we stop asking people to carry heavier loads and start creating the conditions that make transformation possible.
The Perfect Fit
Navigating AI in Schools - A Field Guide for Leaders
Navigating AI in Schools: A Field Guide for Leaders is more than a collection of ideas or tips—it’s a practical guide for school systems looking to implement Ubiquitous Knowledge (UK) thoughtfully and effectively. This resource is a companion to my earlier book “The End of Average. AI Driven Learning: Personalized, Engaging, Unstoppable” and is designed to help educational leaders assess readiness across key domains: infrastructure, data security, instructional alignment, teacher preparedness, student preparedness, community preparedness, and long-term financial planning. Each chapter includes rubrics and survey tools to support self-assessment and decision-making.