The Unrecycled Educator

Ambition Needs a Destination

Teaching students how to accelerate their careers matters. So does asking where they are accelerating toward.

Oct 4 • Andrew Paterson

September 2026

The Future of Work Is Upstream

AI is rapidly absorbing the production layer of knowledge work. Business schools should move students upstream.

Sep 27 • Andrew Paterson

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We Still Measure Education in Hours

If students can become more capable without spending more time in class, the old equation between hours and value starts to break down.

Sep 20 • Andrew Paterson

AI Isn’t Killing Student Interaction. We Just Made It Optional.

If GPT can replace study groups and office hours, the problem is not just the technology. It’s the structure.

Sep 13 • Andrew Paterson

Schools Should Stop Teaching Innovation as Someone Else’s Story

The richest innovation case study is not sitting in the library. It is the institution students are already sitting inside.

Sep 6 • Andrew Paterson

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August 2026

Every Summer, I Live What I Teach

Business schools teach uncertainty. Adjunct professors often live it before the first class begins each year.

Aug 30 • Andrew Paterson

My Wife Thinks We Are on Holiday. I Think I Am Doing Field Research.

How an adjunct professor turns Airbnb, ferry terminals, food trucks, and family life into teaching material.

Aug 23 • Andrew Paterson

Unrecycled Is a Promise

Why changing a course every year is not novelty, but responsibility.

Aug 16 • Andrew Paterson

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The Summer Nobody Sees

While students are away, I take every course apart and rebuild it.

Aug 9 • Andrew Paterson

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Business Schools Don't Teach Business

They teach corporations. That's not the same thing.

Aug 2 • Andrew Paterson

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July 2026

The Students Who Work Hardest Are Being Cheated

When progression becomes automatic, effort loses its value.

Jul 26 • Andrew Paterson

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The Answer Is Cheap. The Decision Is Not.

Why employers increasingly value people who can make the call and explain the tradeoffs.

Jul 19 • Andrew Paterson

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