Tag: Education Technology

Education Spending vs Student Performance: What the Data Shows

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy examines public education funding in West Virginia and asks whether the state is seeing meaningful academic results from its educational spending. Using publicly available statistics and national assessment data, he compares West Virginia’s per-student spending against national averages while also looking at student…

When a 4.0 GPA Doesn’t Mean What We Think It Means

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy reflects on a thought-provoking opinion article published by Fox News that challenges a long-held assumption in education: that a 4.0 GPA automatically signals academic mastery. Drawing from the article and his own experience as an educator, Randy explores how grades have increasingly come…

Technology Can’t Replace Teachers – NaPodPoMo 2025 #5

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy explores the growing role of artificial intelligence in education as part of his NAPODPOMO 2025 challenge. Drawing from his experience working in education technology, he explains how AI tools are already influencing classrooms through grading systems, learning platforms, tutoring tools, accessibility features, and…

How Faith Changed My Reaction – NaPodPoMo 2025 #4

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy reflects on a difficult interaction that occurred while working in education technology and how his response to the situation surprised him. During his NAPODPOMO 2025 journey, he shares a personal story about being treated rudely while simply trying to help someone, and how…