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Freeing up the next generation of kids to be more ambitious, more creative, and to think for themselves.

San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2020
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Technology supercharges kids’ learning. Kids use tech all the time after school. But Primer kids use it *at* school. “Screen time limits” don't have to be in the vocab if screens become something kids use to relentlessly achieve their academic goals.
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To teach kids about financial literacy, we gave every student a bank account. They earned weekly pay. Then, they were given the choice between spending and saving their earnings on real goods. When you take kids seriously, amazing things happen.
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What kids tell us they love about Primer: • new friends • new knowledge • new work • new mastery • new start (for some) • new excitement to be at school It’s not because of us. It’s because kids are at the center of their education at Primer.
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A Primer kid knows the importance of doing their own work — no matter who’s in the room. When kids are trusted, they do great work.
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At Primer, we focus on teaching kids how to think, not what to think. Memorizing things has finite value. Knowing how to learn is an infinitely replicable skill.
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Here is my full conversation with @delk . In which we talk about: - How he moved to the Bay Area and broke into tech at the age of 19 - The way he builds relationships for the long-term - How his history being homeschooled and learning from his mom shaped his views on education -
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19 days
Kids take their education seriously when we take them seriously. That’s why Primer kids: • set their own goals in core academics. • complete those goals over a five-week sprint. • present to their classmates on how they did. And it’s working.
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Every afternoon at Primer is magic. Students dive deep into their interests through projects. Like starting businesses, writing plays, or learning to code. They’re solving real-world problems before they reach 4th grade.
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School works better when students have agency. We give students choices like: "Do you want to be at grade level in math, or do you want to get a grade ahead?" Why? Because agency creates intrinsic motivation, and intrinsic  motivation creates lasting academic outcomes.
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