Stompcast Pt 3: Is AI Changing Education for Better or Worse? | UnJaded Jade
Feb 11, 2026
UnJaded Jade, author and education commentator who helps young people fall in love with learning, outlines a dream education system and the life skills she wished she’d been taught. She discusses teaching curiosity and malleability, reforming assessments with project-based learning, daily mental fitness rituals, critical media literacy, and how AI could force needed change in schools.
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Education Should Reveal Purpose
- Schools should help students discover strengths, interests and purpose rather than just teach facts.
- UnJaded Jade argues education must inspire curiosity and desire to change the world.
Teach The World Is Malleable
- Teaching that the world is malleable counters functional fixedness and preserves curiosity.
- Jade says showing students problems can be redesigned sparks creative problem-solving.
Reform Teaching And Assessments
- Keep core subjects but change teaching and assessment methods to reduce exam stress.
- Introduce competency projects and real-world internships to make learning relevant.