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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 06/07/2026

The number of times I've heard someone quote, "but Chat said this" is frightening.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 03/07/2026

Everyone is talking about ethics. But what, if anything, does it actually represent?

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 03/07/2026

Day 45 since launch. The resource library is open to anyone. Discussion guides, slide decks, handouts, and policy templates. Growing through the summer.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 30/06/2026

Schools are losing trust with parents by treating the uncertainty and fear around AI as internal matters only.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 28/06/2026

Day 40 since launch. The summer leadership certificate cohort is open. Six weeks for school and district leaders to build a real ethics policy while earning the credential.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 27/06/2026

When it comes to tech integrations in education, we have to avoid the pendulum swing of extremes.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 26/06/2026

"Feedback is skewed based on perceptions of the child's race or gender. Especially if it's being used in high-stakes contexts, we should make sure that parents are being informed of it." My comments to ParentMap on AI in K-12.

parentmap.com

https://www.parentmap.com/education/coalition-parents-push-back-ai-classrooms/

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 24/06/2026

Just because technology can do something doesn't mean we automatically stop teaching students how to do that thing.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 23/06/2026

Ninety percent of faculty surveyed by the AAC&U last fall said generative AI will diminish students' critical thinking.

Inside Higher Ed op-ed cover: We Have Never Taught Critical Thinking.

If a tool can erode critical thinking this quickly, were we ever really teaching it?

Treat critical thinking as a discipline, not a by-product.

Read the full op-ed in Inside Higher Ed.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 23/06/2026

In schools, the data and privacy questions about AI are the ones we know how to handle. There's legislation, vetting processes, precedent. The harder question, the one we keep avoiding, is what we actually want for our students.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 21/06/2026

Some schools have been hoping things will settle down before drafting an AI strategy.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 19/06/2026

A lot of people avoid talking about values in education because they assume it has to turn into a fight. On Spirit Gym, Paul Chek and I landed somewhere more useful.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 18/06/2026

As screen time concerns rise, we might need to reframe how we view the physical classroom.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 15/06/2026

A flashcard app that builds your deck for you removes the one step that was actually doing the work. Deciding what goes on the card is where the learning happens.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 15/06/2026

Big Tech treats the classroom like another consumer product, and it carries over three instincts that don't transfer.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 12/06/2026

Tech pitches can be overwhelming when they are inundating inboxes, conferences, and professional education, but we must remember: "Just because we can doesn't mean we should."

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 12/06/2026

New Authority Magazine interview on improving US education. The line I keep returning to: "Teaching is fundamentally a human endeavor, and it is about good relationships." We optimize for what we can measure instead of deciding what we value first.

medium.com

https://medium.com/authority-magazine/priten-soundar-shah-of-pedagogy-ventures-5-things-that-should-be-done-to-improve-the-us-674059bce083

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 11/06/2026

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Margin of Thought with Priten: What Do Children Learn from Violent Media? - Brad Bushman. Have a listen:

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What Do Children Learn from Violent Media? - Brad Bushman

In this episode, Priten speaks with Brad Bushman, professor of...

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 11/06/2026

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Margin of Thought with Priten: Should We Rethink the Liberal Arts in the Age of AI? --Anand Rao. Have a listen:

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Should We Rethink the Liberal Arts in the Age of AI? --Anand Rao

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 09/06/2026

In response to the push for speed from the tech world, the right response for educators is to slow down, not speed up. It's counterintuitive for most folks, but slowing down will help us actually figure out how much we need to speed up, and what exactly needs to change to deal with external speed.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 08/06/2026

Day 20 since launch. Talk back to the case studies. The AI discussion tool walks staff through structured conversations with the stakeholders themselves.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 06/06/2026

There are rarely perfect solutions where everyone wins; instead, we must learn to name and navigate competing values. These are decisions that involve what legal theorists term tragic choices.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 06/06/2026

Harvard's faculty voted to cap A's at 20% of enrollment. Yale's Committee on Trust in Higher Education wants a 3.0 mean GPA and percentile ranks on transcripts.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 04/06/2026

Rod Berger PsyD wrote about our recent Quantum Leap conversation in his latest N2N Services newsletter, alongside two articles on AI in student services. His throughline: the problem was never the intelligence, it was the routing.

Press carousel cover. Featured in N2N Services, by Rod Berger PsyD, Storyteller in Residence. Headline: On staying inside the hard question.

Quote slide. Priten Soundar-Shah: You can't decide what is ethical without deciding whom you're acting ethically towards.

Quote slide. Priten Soundar-Shah: The technology is not going to slow down because we slow down our conversation.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 03/06/2026

Quoted in Newsweek on China's national AI education push and what it surfaces about U.S. fragmentation: "Beijing can kind of set out the agenda... We don't really have an equivalent of that here." Matthew Tostevin's full piece, with Squirrel Ai at the center.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 03/06/2026

If we really want our teachers to support students through the changes AI is bringing to society, we need to change our professional development models.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 03/06/2026

Day 15 since launch. Case study workbooks are open to anyone. Built for staff PD, leadership teams, and graduate seminars.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 01/06/2026

On The Early Edition (CKFR Kelowna) Friday on Vancouver's plan to put Microsoft Copilot in classrooms for students 13 and up. My concern: pursuing every form of integration rather than thinking through which ones actually serve students.

am1150.ca

https://www.am1150.ca/podcast/ai-chatbots-are-coming-to-bc-classrooms-but-should-they-be/

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 01/06/2026

Quoted in The Tyee on Vancouver School Board's Copilot rollout to students 13+. "Even something you might have taught a senior in high school in 2023 for how to use AI is completely irrelevant for 2026."

thetyee.ca

https://www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/28/AI-Chatbots-Coming-BC-Classrooms/

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 31/05/2026

"First, do no harm. A clear North Star for how our communities must thoughtfully and ethically engage with AI." Jason R. Williams.

Praise from Jason R. Williams on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 30/05/2026

"Just because we can, does that mean we should? Children deserve to get there prepared, not get there first." Joseph Carver.

Praise from Joseph Carver on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 29/05/2026

Day 10 since launch. Margin of Thought is the companion podcast. Long conversations with the educators and researchers who helped test and form the ideas in the book.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 29/05/2026

"Bridges philosophy, ethics, policy, and classroom practice with exceptional clarity." Keith Yi.

Praise from Keith Yi on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 28/05/2026

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Margin of Thought with Priten: If AI Writes, Who Thinks? - Jane Rosenzweig. Have a listen:

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If AI Writes, Who Thinks? - Jane Rosenzweig

In this episode, Priten speaks with Jane Rosenzweig, director of the...

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 28/05/2026

On ChicagoNOW this morning with Anthony and Kaitlin, on AI and kids' well-being. Teaching judgment beats banning tools at home, and educators should lead on AI and digital safety at school.

youtube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuuloGZ6dJU

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 28/05/2026

"Transforms technology decisions from compliance exercises into opportunities for ethical leadership." Ajay Nair, Ph.D.

Praise from Ajay Nair on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 27/05/2026

CloudTweaks interviewed me through their AI interview program, which was "interesting" in itself. We covered AI guardrails in education and why they have to be built in, not bolted on. cloudtweaks.com/2026/05/prit...

Featured in CloudTweaks. AI guardrails in education must be built in, not bolted on. Priten Soundar-Shah, CEO of Pedagogy Ventures.

Quote slide. Safety standards can't be negotiable. Priten Soundar-Shah, CEO of Pedagogy Ventures.

Quote slide. The default-off guardrail holds because it's built into how we operate, not because we rely on willpower to maintain it under pressure.

Context slide. Many ed tech tools were not built AI-first. Anything that introduces a new layer of risk should default to off until the school actively opts in.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 27/05/2026

"A rigorous ethical framework for integrating AI with civic purpose and students at the center." Gautam Sethi.

Praise from Gautam Sethi on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 27/05/2026

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Margin of Thought with Priten: Can the Law Hold AI Accountable? - Tiffany Brown. Have a listen:

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Can the Law Hold AI Accountable? - Tiffany Brown

In this episode, Priten speaks with Tiffany Brown, litigation counsel at...

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 26/05/2026

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Margin of Thought with Priten: Who Is Protecting Student Privacy Right Now? - Cody Venzke. Have a listen:

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Who Is Protecting Student Privacy Right Now? - Cody Venzke

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 26/05/2026

One week in, and Ethical Ed Tech is the #1 New Release in Computers & Technology Education on Amazon. A practical guide for K-12 educators leading on AI and digital safety, instead of waiting on guidance. Out now from Jossey-Bass. Thanks to every early reader.

amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/dp/139436962X

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 26/05/2026

"Nobody who is currently a leader in the field learned about AI in college. Not a single one of them." New interview with Lance Eaton at AI + Education = Simplified. Higher ed, Ethical Ed Tech, and why I'm calling for a slowdown. Part 1 of 2.

aiedusimplified.substack.com

https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/have-real-world-relevance-without

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 26/05/2026

"Don't waste your time trying to read 100 other books and articles. Simply read this book first." Nate Otey.

Praise from Nate Otey on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 25/05/2026

"A framework for clear decision-making that sees through the messiness of real school settings to sustain the core values of community." Anne L'Hommedieu Sanderson.

Praise from Anne L'Hommedieu Sanderson on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 24/05/2026

Day 5 since launch. The free sample chapter is still on the site. Read the first part of the book before you decide if it's for you.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 24/05/2026

"Urgently relevant and enduringly significant. Not an outsider's commentary, but an insider's honest reckoning." Tamsyn Smith.

Praise from Tamsyn Smith on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 23/05/2026

Ethical Ed Tech is a Hot New Release in multiple categories! In its first 24 hours, it's charting in paperback at #3 in Computer and Technology Education, #4 in Education Administration, and #9 in Instruction Methods, and at #3 in Education Administration in the Kindle Store.

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 23/05/2026

"An impressive ability to move between big-picture questions and down-to-Earth, practical questions about what educators can do right now." Jason Gulya.

Praise from Jason Gulya on Ethical Ed Tech.

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Lance Eaton @leaton01.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

tune in for part 2 of this interview with @priten.org about #Education #GenAI, #AIEthics & his new book exploring all that! aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/have-real-...

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Priten Soundar-Shah @priten.org · 22/05/2026

TechNewsWorld asked me about Meta using AI to enforce age limits. Body profiling guesses age from appearance, and that disproportionately affects students who aren't a majority of the dataset. Age verification has to be shared across platforms, parents, and app stores.

technewsworld.com

https://www.technewsworld.com/story/meta-enlists-ai-to-enforce-age-restrictions-180332.html

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