Nathan Holbert
@snowdaylearninglab.org
Learning Scientist. Maker and designer. Player of games and toys. Dad. Associate Professor @ Teachers College, Columbia University. Pop & Play host http://tc.edu/popandplay
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Nathan Holbert
@snowdaylearninglab.org
· Dec 11
What is the Purpose of School? | Pop and Play | Episode 6
A Pew Center Report from 2024 prompts Haeny and Nathan to ask a big question: “What is the Purpose of School?” And is school the best place for children to learn?For transcripts of this episode, to le...
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In this episode of Pop & Play we ask, what is the purpose of school?
Education is more than schooling. Education is about exploring, creating, and finding and pursuing passion. Building these educational spaces is challenging but necessary and important work. Get to it!
Education is more than schooling. Education is about exploring, creating, and finding and pursuing passion. Building these educational spaces is challenging but necessary and important work. Get to it!
1pm 1/25/2026 @teacherscollege.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM
1pm 1/25/2026 @teacherscollege.bsky.social
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
Seriously, whoever is at the NYC DOE giving this advice just fundamentally misunderstands education and learning.
Bad enough they’re doing remote learning at all but this “full school day” and “camera must be on” punitive framing is just poor education practice.
January 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Seriously, whoever is at the NYC DOE giving this advice just fundamentally misunderstands education and learning.
Dammit it’s a whiskey night where is Tony Dokoupil when you need him.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Dammit it’s a whiskey night where is Tony Dokoupil when you need him.
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It's hard because I think that feeling is just, and maybe even necessary. But I also do not want to kill my own humanity, not for these beasts
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
It's hard because I think that feeling is just, and maybe even necessary. But I also do not want to kill my own humanity, not for these beasts
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I am begging democrats not to beef up the ice training they are already so good at murder
January 25, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I am begging democrats not to beef up the ice training they are already so good at murder
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They’ve been murdering and raping people in concentration camps for months. THIRTY TWO PEOPLE (that we know of) have been executed in those camps.
The complicity line was crossed and LONG time ago.
The complicity line was crossed and LONG time ago.
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
They’ve been murdering and raping people in concentration camps for months. THIRTY TWO PEOPLE (that we know of) have been executed in those camps.
The complicity line was crossed and LONG time ago.
The complicity line was crossed and LONG time ago.
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sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings
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His name was Alex Pretti, he was 37. He was recording ICE, directing traffic, and helping up someone agents had shoved to the ground. They murdered him for it.
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
His name was Alex Pretti, he was 37. He was recording ICE, directing traffic, and helping up someone agents had shoved to the ground. They murdered him for it.
A second citizen who was attempting to protect his neighbors was murdered by the federal government. Two videos now show, just like video's Good's killing, that he was no threat. Arrest the ICE thugs that executed Pretti today.
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A second citizen who was attempting to protect his neighbors was murdered by the federal government. Two videos now show, just like video's Good's killing, that he was no threat. Arrest the ICE thugs that executed Pretti today.
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Showing cross-racial solidarity is a potential death sentence. There are few things white supremacists hate more.
37 year old white male citizen with a lawful permit to carry a firearm, says the Minneapolis Police Department.
January 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Showing cross-racial solidarity is a potential death sentence. There are few things white supremacists hate more.
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Oh lord, the training people are back. Maybe they should learn to pistol whip people more effectively? Maybe they should execute people in a more polite way?
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Oh lord, the training people are back. Maybe they should learn to pistol whip people more effectively? Maybe they should execute people in a more polite way?
Just a straight up execution. Multiple shots fired into a guy on the ground.
January 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Just a straight up execution. Multiple shots fired into a guy on the ground.
Rare missed opportunity from Mamdani. There is no evidence remote learning is good for students. And yet we lived through the pandemic and know from experience it’s a mess. Let the kids play! Positive mental health and joy are more impactful on learning than completed worksheets.
Hello Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! I encourage you to ignore any advisor recommending remote schooling instead of a snow day if a storm hits. Kids will learn much more playing outside (or in!) with friends and family than they will doing digital worksheets. Keep up the good work!
January 24, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Rare missed opportunity from Mamdani. There is no evidence remote learning is good for students. And yet we lived through the pandemic and know from experience it’s a mess. Let the kids play! Positive mental health and joy are more impactful on learning than completed worksheets.
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Stand with the people 💪💪
January 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Stand with the people 💪💪
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THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
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Final Fantasy 6 is the best Final Fantasy game because it’s the one that considers Sasquatch instrumental in saving the world
January 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Final Fantasy 6 is the best Final Fantasy game because it’s the one that considers Sasquatch instrumental in saving the world
Hello Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! I encourage you to ignore any advisor recommending remote schooling instead of a snow day if a storm hits. Kids will learn much more playing outside (or in!) with friends and family than they will doing digital worksheets. Keep up the good work!
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Hello Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! I encourage you to ignore any advisor recommending remote schooling instead of a snow day if a storm hits. Kids will learn much more playing outside (or in!) with friends and family than they will doing digital worksheets. Keep up the good work!
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This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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if you can afford to spend 30 seconds chatting and trying to look nonchalant as you fumble with a gas canister, perhaps you are not in a scenario where chemical weapons are warranted
January 22, 2026 at 1:44 AM
if you can afford to spend 30 seconds chatting and trying to look nonchalant as you fumble with a gas canister, perhaps you are not in a scenario where chemical weapons are warranted
Same people passing laws that say you can shoot someone if you even think they might be threatening your home.
Same people passing laws making it legal to run over protesters with your car.
Same people passing laws making it legal to run over protesters with your car.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Same people passing laws that say you can shoot someone if you even think they might be threatening your home.
Same people passing laws making it legal to run over protesters with your car.
Same people passing laws making it legal to run over protesters with your car.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.