科技巨头重塑教育版图：从精英私校到教育模式革新

Elon Musk, as founder of Ad Astra, pioneered the microschooling movement, a significant departure from traditional education. Ad Astra, established around 2014, focused on accelerated, project-based learning, including subjects like nuclear chemistry and independent engineering projects, preparing students like Kierra Wang for advanced challenges, such as college-level hackathons by eighth grade.

Musk's educational initiatives, including funding Xplor Education for a Montessori-style school in Texas, reflect a broader trend among tech elites seeking alternative educational models. This movement is amplified by figures like Larry Ellison, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, and Naval Ravikant, who are actively investing in or advocating for non-traditional schooling, including homeschooling and school choice. The appeal lies in escaping rigid curricula, fostering accelerated learning, and aligning education with specific political and cultural values, particularly for parents alienated by conventional or perceived 'woke' educational environments.

How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession

Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts to gut the Department of Education, teaching kids looks different now. Silicon Valley’s answer? Microschools.

WIREDJulia Black