I Am Disinclined to Acquiesce to Your Request (Means “No.”)

(Refusing EdTech, 1:1s, and AI Tools in Schools)

The toothpaste is out of the tube.”

“The horse is out of the barn.”

“The train has left the station.”

I keep hearing these sentiments from parents who don’t want a technology-saturated education for their children but feel like it’s too late to push back.

That’s not true. It’s not too late and we have to say “No.”

Resignation isn’t progress.

AI tools are bein…