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Day 51 (of 2025/26) what if ‘it’ came back… #tEChursdAI 3 news stories ~ wonders about iAI / iBook; trade schools not being what some wish they were; and school trustees…

https://apple.news/AP3r_q6nNRQqKp7fR1AZDdA

1. Comment about trade schools for those hoping that non-academic pathways are still what they used to be: “If they can’t handle middle-school math they can’t program high-tech machines or robotics, or operate the automated equipment found in modern factories and repair shops.”      Ford needs workers, but American schools aren’t giving them the education needed https://apple.news/AeS_Qo1ujTO-rFVC5ZXviYg    I am curious how much more challenging ‘auto mechanics’ is going to get – a mechanic I enjoy seeing on YouTube, the Car Wizard is planning on retirement in the near future because the needs of new cars are more around ‘disposable’ than ‘tinkering’… 
2. And are school trustees needed as they used to be? What is parental/community voice and guidance going to be in the 22nd century… https://apple.news/An_3rbPKFTm2wusr1MHqY0Q   I’ve always enjoyed the boards of education that I have gotten to work with, and I still see value in having them…. But I haven’t had to deal with a trustee who was hoping some students total be excluded (due to gender among other other biases… we’ve read on the news)… times have changed… could/should community ‘oversight’ do so as well? 
3. What if a retro tool came back? I had some great learning and collaboration in a classroom based around the ibook – i4 was a fun time where the stupid bell kept getting in the way of ongoing learning… maybe an emphasis on cheap but effective wouldn’t be a bad thing: https://apple.news/AP3r_q6nNRQqKp7fR1AZDdA. I would be all in on a reminagined iBook focused around supporting the good parts of technologizing education! Tim Cook, my resume is on my blog site!!