peter thacker @ThackerPeter

Elon Musk thinks the entire education system is built on a broken assumption. That every student should learn the same thing. At the same speed. In the same order. At the same time. Musk: “Everyone goes through from like 5th grade to 6th grade to 7th grade like it’s an assembly line. But people are not objects on an assembly line.” The model was designed for a factory economy. Standardized inputs. Predictable outputs. That economy is gone. The assembly line is gone. But the education system still runs on its logic. A student who masters algebra in two weeks sits through eight more weeks because the calendar says so. A student who struggles gets dragged forward because the schedule doesn’t wait. Neither is being served. Both are being processed. Musk: “Allow people to progress at the fastest pace that they can or are interested in, in each subject.” AI doesn’t teach a classroom. It teaches a student. One at a time. Every time. It skips what a student already knows. It finds where they’re stuck and approaches it from a different angle. It adjusts in real time. Not at the end of a semester when the damage is already done. A student obsessed with basketball learns fractions through shooting percentages. A student who builds in Minecraft learns geometry through architecture. The subject doesn’t change. The entry point does. No teacher with thirty students can do this. Not because they lack skill. Because the math doesn’t work. AI doesn’t have that constraint. Musk: “You do not need to tell your kid to play video games. They will play video games on autopilot all day. So if you can make it interactive and engaging, then you can make education far more compelling.” The brain isn’t broken. The format is. Kids learn complex systems and strategic thinking for hours voluntarily. Then walk into a classroom and can’t focus for twenty minutes. That’s not a discipline problem. That’s a design problem. Musk: “A university education is often unnecessary. You probably learn the vast majority of what you’re going to learn there in the first two years. And most of it is from your classmates.” Four years. Six figures of debt. And the real value comes from the people sitting next to you. Not the institution charging you. The degree doesn’t certify knowledge. It certifies endurance. Musk: “If the goal is to start a company, I would say no point in finishing college.” The system was built to train employees. If you’re not trying to be one, it has nothing left to offer you. Every lecture. Every textbook. Every curriculum. Now available instantly. Personalized to any learner. Adapted to any pace. The question isn’t whether the old model survives. It’s how long we keep forcing students through it while the replacement already exists.

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Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters

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population has grown ~9x in 200yrs, while poverty trends to 0 people act as though capitalism is a zero sum game, but it’s actually the only system that creates positive sum outcomes the average person today is far richer than most kings in days past

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9 Years Out. Top 4 Again. To every fan that’s stuck by us. To every young netballer who dreams of this moment. This one’s for you 🩵🩷 We are young. We are fearless. And this is only the start of the journey. #Netball #BeAMaverick

@LDNMavericks Q2 won 24-10☑️

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Celebrating our newest @Vitality_UK Roses @paige_reedxx and @emmaathackerr 🌹

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Another international debut, another first goal 🙌 @emmaathackerr takes to the court for the @Vitality_UK Roses for the very first time at the Vitality Netball Nations Cup 🌹

Elevated from England A 🚀 🌹 Welcome to the @Vitality_UK Netball Nations Cup squad, @emmaathackerr! Emma has joined the squad following an injury to Lois Pearson.

The conversation got even more interesting when Zuckerberg threw the Biden administration under the bus, revealing that they pressured his company to censor true information—and even memes—about vaccine safety. “They pushed us super hard to take down things that were honestly true… they basically pushed us and said anything that says that vaccines might have side effects you basically need to take down,” Zuckerberg explained.

@JeremyClarkson Kaleb might have more insta followers, but in a tiny village on Pemba island off Tanzania, Clarkson is still a legend…..

@MarkMap4 @MikeZaccardi Great link. Thanks

Catch the best of the action from Saturday's Season Opener. 👇 🖱️: bit.ly/42LH7pA #BeAMaverick🖤❤

@NetballScoop Anyone know where we can see the fast5 league table?

Best of luck Emma and England

England Netball @EnglandNetball

3 years ago

Gearing up to the FAST5 Netball World Series ⚙️ 🫡 @R_Quashie_ will captain the Vitality Roses with @paige_reedxx as vice-captain! UK-based viewers can watch live via NetballPass (UK times below) with a full weekend streaming pass just £9.99 ⤵️

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FAST5 World Series squad confirmed 🌎 ✈️ Ten athletes will represent the Vitality Roses in Christchurch, New Zealand in the international FAST5 competition set to take place from 11-12 November. Find out more 👇

📝 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮 A @NetballSL champion and one of the top young talents out there! Emma Thacker is a Maverick‼️ 🤯 #BeAMaverick🖤❤️

Thack attack 💥 A new signing for @SaracensMavs sees @emmaathackerr join them for #NSL2024 🖤 Thacker won the NSL with Loughborough Lightning in #NSL2023 and is looking forward to making a fresh start with this team 💪

A year of incredible individual achievements 🤩 The Sportsperson of the Year, sponsored by @WeAreOutgoing shortlist 🟢@ginakennedyy | @UoNSport 🚣‍♀️@imogendaisyg | @CUBCsquad 🏐@emmaathackerr | @LboroSport 🏸Sam O'Brien Ricketts | @UoWBadminton 🤸‍♂️Luke Whitehouse | @Beckettsport