Archive - Five Twelve Thirteen

The Three Iron Laws of Education Research

A skeptical but optimistic guide to improving schools

May 12 • Dylan Kane

How Much Practice Do Students Need?

An empirical approach

May 5 • Dylan Kane

April 2026

Once Upon a Time on Tralfamadore

Apr 28 • Dylan Kane

Elaboration Questions

Questions to get students thinking hard

Apr 21 • Dylan Kane

I'm Not a Fan of Learning Goals

One of my many unpopular opinions

Apr 14 • Dylan Kane

Reflections on Classroom Technology

Followup on responses to two articles this week

Apr 10 • Dylan Kane

The Problem of Practice

Inadequate curriculum, supplementing, and generative AI

Apr 7 • Dylan Kane

March 2026

Mar 31 • Dylan Kane

How to Evaluate Education Research

Also, an argument: real effects are small

Mar 24 • Dylan Kane

Effort -> Learning

The little things

Mar 17 • Dylan Kane

The Do Now: Active Ingredients

A simple and boring routine that I love

Mar 10 • Dylan Kane

When Technology Replaces Teaching

With a guest appearance from Arthur Weasley

Mar 3 • Dylan Kane

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