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💫 Consciousness, AI, and the Heart of Starlight: Why the Human Still Matters Most
As AI continues to advance at an extraordinary pace, many people are asking profound questions: Can AI ever truly become conscious? What...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 243 min read
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In Search of the Ideal StarDrive: What Makes the Perfect USB Recorder for Capturing Lessons?
At STAR21, we believe every detail matters. That’s why we’ve been working behind the scenes to identify and test the perfect USB audio...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 233 min read
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What’s Going Well? The Quiet Power of Positive Feedback
In a world obsessed with improvement, it’s easy to forget the power of what’s already working. At STAR21, we believe that feedback isn’t...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 223 min read
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On the Longest Day, We Remember Why We Build
On the 21st of June—the longest day of the year—we pause. We don’t pause to rest. We pause to remember why we build. We chose this day as...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 212 min read
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When Starlight Remembers: The Power of Reflective Memory
One of the most powerful new features in Starlight is something simple, quiet, and deeply human: memory. Now, when teachers write...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 183 min read
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Trust, Integrity, and the Data That Powers Starlight
They say data is the new oil. At STAR21, we believe it’s even more valuable than that—because it doesn’t just fuel a system. It reflects...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 182 min read
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Software Is Eating the World—Now It’s Coming for Coaching
In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wrote a now-iconic essay titled "Why Software Is Eating the World." Â His central thesis? That...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 173 min read
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Film vs Digital: Rethinking Coaching in the Age of AI
In photography, the leap from 35mm film to digital wasn’t just technological—it changed who could take pictures, how often, and how...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 172 min read
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What We Can Learn from Mining the Lesson Transcript
Every lesson leaves a trail: not just in the memories of the students or the marks in their books, but in the language, structure, and...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 172 min read
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What Teachers Are Saying About Starlight
When we built Starlight, we wanted it to feel different. Not like an observation. Not like a checklist. But like a mirror held up with...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 173 min read
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From Spark to Strategy: Growing Starlight the Right Way
The most successful tools in education don’t spread by mandate—they spread because teachers love them. That’s exactly how we’re building...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 152 min read
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Culture Eats Coaching for Breakfast — But It Doesn't Have To
In any school, coaching lives or dies by its culture. Trust, openness, reflection, and a genuine desire to grow aren't things you can...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 142 min read
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Why Teachers Deserve Better Feedback — And How AI Can Deliver It Fast
In schools across the country, teachers give everything. They craft lessons, nurture relationships, and adapt on the fly. Yet when it...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 142 min read
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What Teachers Are Learning from Their Own Lessons
We don’t often get to hear ourselves teach. We might remember moments from a lesson—how it felt, how students responded, what we intended...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 92 min read
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Why Reflection, Not Surveillance, Is the Future of AI in Education
If there’s one question that comes up time and again when discussing AI in schools, it’s this: "Am I being watched?" The concern is...
Adam Sturdee
Jun 82 min read
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