Andrew Cantarutti
@walledgardenedu.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Educator & writer (M.A., B.Ed., B.A. Hons) reimagining schools as “Walled Gardens” for deep attention & critical thinking.
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Brookings surveyed 500+ educators across 50 countries and reviewed 400+ studies. Their conclusion: AI's risks outweigh benefits in K-12.
The premortem exists so we don't need the postmortem.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #K12 #Teaching
The premortem exists so we don't need the postmortem.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #K12 #Teaching
Research Digest: The Brookings Premortem on AI in Education
When Evidence Validates Caution, and Demands More of It
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February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Brookings surveyed 500+ educators across 50 countries and reviewed 400+ studies. Their conclusion: AI's risks outweigh benefits in K-12.
The premortem exists so we don't need the postmortem.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #K12 #Teaching
The premortem exists so we don't need the postmortem.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #K12 #Teaching
January Roundup: Teachers decry AI as "brain-rotting junk food," Australia's ban sends kids back to books, and ed-tech proves mostly useless. 7 pieces documenting what's at stake.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #AI #EdTech #Teaching #EdChat #Kto12
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #AI #EdTech #Teaching #EdChat #Kto12
The Roundup for January 2026
Seven Pieces That Define the Moment
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January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
January Roundup: Teachers decry AI as "brain-rotting junk food," Australia's ban sends kids back to books, and ed-tech proves mostly useless. 7 pieces documenting what's at stake.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #AI #EdTech #Teaching #EdChat #Kto12
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #AI #EdTech #Teaching #EdChat #Kto12
Childhood has changed — schools must too. My framework argues for hospital-level intentionality: protective boundaries, cognitive hygiene, elevated standards.
For teachers & parents, read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/when-child...
#Education #EdTech #EdChat #Teaching #EdReform
For teachers & parents, read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/when-child...
#Education #EdTech #EdChat #Teaching #EdReform
When Childhood Conditions Change, Schools Must Adapt
The case for hospital-level intentionality in protecting cognitive development
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January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Childhood has changed — schools must too. My framework argues for hospital-level intentionality: protective boundaries, cognitive hygiene, elevated standards.
For teachers & parents, read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/when-child...
#Education #EdTech #EdChat #Teaching #EdReform
For teachers & parents, read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/when-child...
#Education #EdTech #EdChat #Teaching #EdReform
I joined the Teachers On Fire Podcast to discuss why attention should become curriculum, and the fundamental choice schools face navigating technology and AI.
Full conversation: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/in-convers...
#EdTech #Education #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Full conversation: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/in-convers...
#EdTech #Education #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Attention as Curriculum: A Conversation on The Teachers On Fire Podcast
On Attention and Technology in K-12 Schools
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January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I joined the Teachers On Fire Podcast to discuss why attention should become curriculum, and the fundamental choice schools face navigating technology and AI.
Full conversation: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/in-convers...
#EdTech #Education #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Full conversation: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/in-convers...
#EdTech #Education #TeacherTwitter #EdChat
Reposted by Andrew Cantarutti
ATTENTION as CURRICULUM: Designing Our Schools as Walled Gardens - with @walledgardenedu.bsky.social. youtu.be/vtisLHNLXOw
ATTENTION as School Curriculum - with ANDREW CANTARUTTI (Walled Garden Edu.)
YouTube video by Teachers On Fire
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January 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
ATTENTION as CURRICULUM: Designing Our Schools as Walled Gardens - with @walledgardenedu.bsky.social. youtu.be/vtisLHNLXOw
December Roundup: 8 essays on attention, literacy, tech, and the courage schools owe children. A year-end reflection on what’s at stake, and what’s possible.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Attention #EdTech #Literacy #Schools #Teaching #Pedagogy #EdChat
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Attention #EdTech #Literacy #Schools #Teaching #Pedagogy #EdChat
The Roundup for December 2025
Plus Eight Essays Worth Your Attention
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December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
December Roundup: 8 essays on attention, literacy, tech, and the courage schools owe children. A year-end reflection on what’s at stake, and what’s possible.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Attention #EdTech #Literacy #Schools #Teaching #Pedagogy #EdChat
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Attention #EdTech #Literacy #Schools #Teaching #Pedagogy #EdChat
Three simple steps schools can take right now to resist the attention economy. No budget, no committee, just institutional courage.
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#Education #EdTech #DigitalWellbeing #AttentionEconomy #Teaching
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/three-simp...
#Education #EdTech #DigitalWellbeing #AttentionEconomy #Teaching
Three Simple Steps Schools Can Take to Resist Disruption
Straightforward, Actionable Changes Schools Can Make Right Now
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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Three simple steps schools can take right now to resist the attention economy. No budget, no committee, just institutional courage.
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/three-simp...
#Education #EdTech #DigitalWellbeing #AttentionEconomy #Teaching
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/three-simp...
#Education #EdTech #DigitalWellbeing #AttentionEconomy #Teaching
Education’s future won’t be saved by acceleration, but by attention, and the human craft of learning. We don’t need more disruption; we need restoration.
Read the new essay: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/education-...
#Education #Attention #EdChat #Teaching #Learning #EdReform #FutureOfEducation
Read the new essay: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/education-...
#Education #Attention #EdChat #Teaching #Learning #EdReform #FutureOfEducation
December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Education’s future won’t be saved by acceleration, but by attention, and the human craft of learning. We don’t need more disruption; we need restoration.
Read the new essay: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/education-...
#Education #Attention #EdChat #Teaching #Learning #EdReform #FutureOfEducation
Read the new essay: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/education-...
#Education #Attention #EdChat #Teaching #Learning #EdReform #FutureOfEducation
New research: Sustained attention, measured in real classrooms, not labs, predicts up to 29% of differences in standardized test scores.
Read the full digest: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#EdResearch #Attention #K12 #Teaching #CognitiveScience #EduTwitter #EdChat #AttentionEconomy
Read the full digest: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#EdResearch #Attention #K12 #Teaching #CognitiveScience #EduTwitter #EdChat #AttentionEconomy
Research Digest: Sustained Attention Predicts Academic Success
Sustained attention helps explain up to 29% of differences in standardized test scores, measured in real school environments.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New research: Sustained attention, measured in real classrooms, not labs, predicts up to 29% of differences in standardized test scores.
Read the full digest: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#EdResearch #Attention #K12 #Teaching #CognitiveScience #EduTwitter #EdChat #AttentionEconomy
Read the full digest: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#EdResearch #Attention #K12 #Teaching #CognitiveScience #EduTwitter #EdChat #AttentionEconomy
November’s Roundup is here - ten essays that clarified what’s at stake when we treat attention as a resource worth protecting in education.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#AttentionMatters #EdChat #K12 #CognitiveScience #AIinEducation #TeachingLearning
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#AttentionMatters #EdChat #K12 #CognitiveScience #AIinEducation #TeachingLearning
The Roundup for November 2025: Ten Essays Worth Your Attention
On the conditions for attention, and the ease with which thought is forfeited.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
November’s Roundup is here - ten essays that clarified what’s at stake when we treat attention as a resource worth protecting in education.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#AttentionMatters #EdChat #K12 #CognitiveScience #AIinEducation #TeachingLearning
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#AttentionMatters #EdChat #K12 #CognitiveScience #AIinEducation #TeachingLearning
Advocating for Attention as Curriculum — a practical guide for teachers & parents who wish to build classrooms where focus, presence, and deep learning can thrive.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/advocating...
#EdChat #K12 #Teaching #Attention #Parenting #EdReform #TeachersOfBlueSky
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/advocating...
#EdChat #K12 #Teaching #Attention #Parenting #EdReform #TeachersOfBlueSky
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Advocating for Attention as Curriculum — a practical guide for teachers & parents who wish to build classrooms where focus, presence, and deep learning can thrive.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/advocating...
#EdChat #K12 #Teaching #Attention #Parenting #EdReform #TeachersOfBlueSky
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/advocating...
#EdChat #K12 #Teaching #Attention #Parenting #EdReform #TeachersOfBlueSky
Attention spans are shrinking and schools can’t ignore it. My latest essay introduces a framework for making attention part of curriculum itself.
Read it here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/how-attent...
#edchat #teaching #education #learning #k12 #attentioneconomy #screentime #walledgarden
Read it here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/how-attent...
#edchat #teaching #education #learning #k12 #attentioneconomy #screentime #walledgarden
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Attention spans are shrinking and schools can’t ignore it. My latest essay introduces a framework for making attention part of curriculum itself.
Read it here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/how-attent...
#edchat #teaching #education #learning #k12 #attentioneconomy #screentime #walledgarden
Read it here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/how-attent...
#edchat #teaching #education #learning #k12 #attentioneconomy #screentime #walledgarden
What if schools became sanctuaries of focus in an age of distraction? My new piece argues that attention itself must become curriculum.
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#EdTech #Education #Teaching #Attention #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdReform
🔗 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/why-attent...
#EdTech #Education #Teaching #Attention #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdReform
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What if schools became sanctuaries of focus in an age of distraction? My new piece argues that attention itself must become curriculum.
🔗 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/why-attent...
#EdTech #Education #Teaching #Attention #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdReform
🔗 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/why-attent...
#EdTech #Education #Teaching #Attention #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdReform
This month in "The Roundup": ten essays worth your time — on reading, distraction, and the civic cost of outsourcing thought.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Teachers #EdChat #ScreenTime #CriticalThinking #WalledGardenEdu
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Teachers #EdChat #ScreenTime #CriticalThinking #WalledGardenEdu
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This month in "The Roundup": ten essays worth your time — on reading, distraction, and the civic cost of outsourcing thought.
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Teachers #EdChat #ScreenTime #CriticalThinking #WalledGardenEdu
Read here: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
#Education #Teachers #EdChat #ScreenTime #CriticalThinking #WalledGardenEdu
Two new JAMA studies show childhood screen saturation is linked to LOWER academic achievement — reading, memory and math decline.
Read my Research Digest on what schools must do to protect cognition & learning.
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#EdTech #ScreenTime #Education #EdChat
Read my Research Digest on what schools must do to protect cognition & learning.
walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#EdTech #ScreenTime #Education #EdChat
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Two new JAMA studies show childhood screen saturation is linked to LOWER academic achievement — reading, memory and math decline.
Read my Research Digest on what schools must do to protect cognition & learning.
walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#EdTech #ScreenTime #Education #EdChat
Read my Research Digest on what schools must do to protect cognition & learning.
walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/research-d...
#EdTech #ScreenTime #Education #EdChat
If schooling hands pedagogy to algorithms, what gets lost? Alpha School sells speed and scale; I argue it erases negotiated understanding and cedes curricular power to private dashboards.
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-civic-...
#AIinEducation #CivicEducation #EdTech #EdChat #Education
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-civic-...
#AIinEducation #CivicEducation #EdTech #EdChat #Education
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If schooling hands pedagogy to algorithms, what gets lost? Alpha School sells speed and scale; I argue it erases negotiated understanding and cedes curricular power to private dashboards.
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-civic-...
#AIinEducation #CivicEducation #EdTech #EdChat #Education
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/the-civic-...
#AIinEducation #CivicEducation #EdTech #EdChat #Education
Supermarkets changed the world. Will #AI do the same to schools? 🍎🤖 A history lesson with some advice for the future.
Read here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
#Education #EdTech #Teaching #Pedagogy #WalledGardenEdu #EduChat #EdReform #AIinEducation #Environment
Read here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
#Education #EdTech #Teaching #Pedagogy #WalledGardenEdu #EduChat #EdReform #AIinEducation #Environment
October 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Supermarkets changed the world. Will #AI do the same to schools? 🍎🤖 A history lesson with some advice for the future.
Read here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
#Education #EdTech #Teaching #Pedagogy #WalledGardenEdu #EduChat #EdReform #AIinEducation #Environment
Read here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
#Education #EdTech #Teaching #Pedagogy #WalledGardenEdu #EduChat #EdReform #AIinEducation #Environment
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October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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New essay: What the U.S. Senate Hearing on K–12 Reveals — declining scores, rising disengagement, and why schools must become guardians of attention.
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-u...
#WalledGardenEdu #EdReform #AttentionEconomy #Education #Teaching #Learning #Pedagogy
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-u...
#WalledGardenEdu #EdReform #AttentionEconomy #Education #Teaching #Learning #Pedagogy
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New essay: What the U.S. Senate Hearing on K–12 Reveals — declining scores, rising disengagement, and why schools must become guardians of attention.
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-u...
#WalledGardenEdu #EdReform #AttentionEconomy #Education #Teaching #Learning #Pedagogy
Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/what-the-u...
#WalledGardenEdu #EdReform #AttentionEconomy #Education #Teaching #Learning #Pedagogy
Part IV — Cultivating Cognitive Resilience — is live. A practical blueprint for “Walled Garden” schools: design, schedules, curriculum, and assessment that protect attention and build deep thinking. Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/part-iv-cu...
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdReform
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdReform
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Part IV — Cultivating Cognitive Resilience — is live. A practical blueprint for “Walled Garden” schools: design, schedules, curriculum, and assessment that protect attention and build deep thinking. Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/part-iv-cu...
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdReform
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdReform
👉 Read the whole piece here: open.substack.com/pub/walledga...
#education #teaching #educhat #edreform #aiineducation #digitalclassroom #attention #attentioneconomy
#education #teaching #educhat #edreform #aiineducation #digitalclassroom #attention #attentioneconomy
September 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
👉 Read the whole piece here: open.substack.com/pub/walledga...
#education #teaching #educhat #edreform #aiineducation #digitalclassroom #attention #attentioneconomy
#education #teaching #educhat #edreform #aiineducation #digitalclassroom #attention #attentioneconomy
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” Part 3 of my series explores the ethical stakes of schooling in the attention economy.
New essay here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/ethics-of-...
#Education #Ethics #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdTech #WalledGardenEdu #Teach #Teaching
New essay here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/ethics-of-...
#Education #Ethics #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdTech #WalledGardenEdu #Teach #Teaching
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” Part 3 of my series explores the ethical stakes of schooling in the attention economy.
New essay here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/ethics-of-...
#Education #Ethics #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdTech #WalledGardenEdu #Teach #Teaching
New essay here 👉 walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/ethics-of-...
#Education #Ethics #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #EdTech #WalledGardenEdu #Teach #Teaching
Is our obsession with screens eroding the rich tapestry of true engagement and learning? 🌐🧠
Discover more in my latest Substack article: walledgardenedu.substack.com
#Screens #Education #ReflectiveThinking #WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #DigitalDistraction #Teaching
Discover more in my latest Substack article: walledgardenedu.substack.com
#Screens #Education #ReflectiveThinking #WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #DigitalDistraction #Teaching
September 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Is our obsession with screens eroding the rich tapestry of true engagement and learning? 🌐🧠
Discover more in my latest Substack article: walledgardenedu.substack.com
#Screens #Education #ReflectiveThinking #WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #DigitalDistraction #Teaching
Discover more in my latest Substack article: walledgardenedu.substack.com
#Screens #Education #ReflectiveThinking #WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #DigitalDistraction #Teaching
Are we trading education for engagement?
Read the whole essay here: open.substack.com/pub/walledgard…#educationo#educhata#edtechc#attentioneconomym#digitaldetoxo#teacherer
Read the whole essay here: open.substack.com/pub/walledgard…#educationo#educhata#edtechc#attentioneconomym#digitaldetoxo#teacherer
September 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Are we trading education for engagement?
Read the whole essay here: open.substack.com/pub/walledgard…#educationo#educhata#edtechc#attentioneconomym#digitaldetoxo#teacherer
Read the whole essay here: open.substack.com/pub/walledgard…#educationo#educhata#edtechc#attentioneconomym#digitaldetoxo#teacherer
Part 2 is live - Rewired Minds: The Neuroscience & Embodiment Crisis. What happens to developing brains in environments built for constant stimulation, and what that means for learning. Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/rewired-mi...
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #Neuroscience
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #Neuroscience
September 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Part 2 is live - Rewired Minds: The Neuroscience & Embodiment Crisis. What happens to developing brains in environments built for constant stimulation, and what that means for learning. Read: walledgardenedu.substack.com/p/rewired-mi...
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #Neuroscience
#WalledGardenEdu #AttentionEconomy #EdChat #Neuroscience