Teaching at the Begining of a Renaissance - TEC 81

We talk a lot about fixing education.But what if teaching isn’t broken?In this episode of The Tech Ed Clubhouse, I explore the idea that we’re standing at the beginning of a Renaissance in education—a shift away from scripts, compliance, and performative engagement, and back toward the human craft of teaching.Drawing parallels to the early Renaissance at the end of the Middle Ages, this episode unpacks:how schooling quietly became more about obedience than judgmentwhy teachers are feeling tension between what they’re told to do and what they know workswhat the first Renaissance actually looked like before the masterpieceshow today’s classrooms mirror that same uncomfortable, hopeful transitionand where tools and AI fit—using the printing press as a guideThis isn’t a call for new programs or shiny tools.It’s a call to reclaim professional judgment, trust human thinking, and teach like a Renaissance human—right now, even while the old systems are still in place.If you’ve felt like something in education doesn’t quite fit anymore…this episode will give you language for why.