Austin Scholar

I’m Austin Scholar. I’m a high school student in Austin, Texas who repeatedly scores in the 99th percentile of my grade level in nationwide tests. Though this may not seem all that interesting on its face, it becomes more compelling when you learn the following fact about me: I haven’t had a teacher since the fourth grade. And yes, you read that right. I haven’t sat at a desk or in a classroom in six years. What’s the secret, then, of learning without teachers? The answer is simple: Online learning. I’m not talking about Zoom-school, where students are unfocused, distracted, and don’t learn a thing. I’m talking about adaptive, educational apps. Online learning and educational apps have the potential to change education as we know it.