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Why I Still Teach (Even If the System Is Broken)
You can fix a leaking boat, but only if you’re still in it.
Aug 17
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Andrew Paterson
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Ice Cream & Consequences
What a screaming family at the beach reminded me about real education.
Aug 10
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Andrew Paterson
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How to Spot a Professor on Holiday
Doing nothing. Feeling guilty. Calling it mindfulness.
Aug 3
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Andrew Paterson
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July 2025
Assistants, Copilots… and Now What?
The leap from copilots to independent AI is happening fast. Business schools still think it’s about cheating.
Jul 26
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Andrew Paterson
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Cheating Isn’t Cheating Anymore
Old rules. New tools. It’s time we stopped punishing adaptation and started redesigning the damn game.
Jul 13
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Andrew Paterson
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Draw First, Define Later
If students can’t sketch it, they don’t get it. Drawing isn’t decoration—it’s diagnosis.
Jul 6
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Andrew Paterson
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June 2025
Get Out of the Building
The Only Way to Teach Real Social Entrepreneurship
Jun 28
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Andrew Paterson
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Perseverance Isn’t a Trait. It’s a Discipline.
The real test comes when everything stops working.
Jun 15
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Andrew Paterson
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The Wrong People Are Doing the Ranking
The credential cartel is thriving. Our students? Not so much.
Jun 5
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Andrew Paterson
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May 2025
You’re Not Just Teaching. You’re Pioneering.
Think less faculty lounge, more basecamp at the edge of civilization.
May 27
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Andrew Paterson
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Just Show Up (On Time, and Like You Mean It)
Teaching isn't just about knowledge. It's about showing them how to be someone people can count on.
May 18
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Andrew Paterson
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Business Schools Are Teaching the Wrong Jobs
Higher ed built its empire on knowledge. AI just made that cheap.
May 7
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