founders’ corner
Interested to know more about the latest from Next Knowledge? This page is home to thoughts, ideas and updates from Lawrence Feld and Stephen Straker — our cofounders.
You can also follow them on social channels, primarily LinkedIn, for Stephen and Lawrence. If you want to contact them, you can start with our contact form. We’re a small company — your message will get to them very quickly 🙂
See more from the blog below!
The issue that affects all learners
At Next Knowledge, we are dedicated to helping learners of all abilities by promoting and developing language processing skills ranging from comprehension to writing. Our language processing method helps to instill skills that are essential to any learner. I have...
Why we do what we do
Lawrence and I are deeply passionate about learning… and about enabling better learning through Next Knowledge. That’s what we’re doing day to day. But why? We want to help as many people as possible to be the best version of themselves. We know that successful...
The elephant in every classroom
Research has shown that at least 30 percent of the population has trouble reading and writing in a manner that reflects their true intelligence and talents. Throughout my career, I have referred to this as the elephant in every classroom. The problem these individuals...
From Classrooms to Home (and Back Again)
In his last post, Lawrence introduced our Academic Literacy Program -- a program we created for academic settings, whether that is a school or a homeschooling pod. The program guides learners through the decoding and processing skills that are the basis of academic...
Nobody washes a rented car
I have made this statement in numerous workshops over the years and then asked the participants to raise their hand if any of them had actually washed a car they had rented. Almost all have responded in the negative. And then I’ve proposed to them that for many...
A big day for Next Knowledge!
Yesterday I participated in my first-ever venture pitch… and won! I was thrilled to be included in the EdTech Venture Day organized by IE University and EAB. The jury selected Next Knowledge from among five finalists. The EdTech Venture Day is a virtual event aimed at...
If you stop to listen it will appear
There is a common reading activity in many schools that is named DEAR: drop everything and read! In this activity, everyone in a school —principal, teachers, admin staff and students— all stop what they are doing at a designated time and read for a set period of time....
Help us help
The media continues to publish stories about students struggling. The consensus seems to be that students of all abilities – but especially the most vulnerable, economically and educationally – are falling behind. Various implications of the pandemic have harmed our...
It takes work to enjoy the show
I have seen some incredible teaching presentations at all levels over my career. Whether it was through the use of technology, or the performance ability of the presenter, or a combination of many factors, these lessons grabbed the attention and the imagination of the...
Why almost every learner struggles
I have spent my entire career in education and helping learners learn. From the most challenged to the most masterful among us, I have seen learners fumble through language processing. The vast majority find a way to get by -- or get around it -- and never reach their...
Rising to the challenge!
It has been a long and interesting year, hasn’t it? 2021 had no shortage of things to toss our way as a global community - and as we start 2022, the disruptions seem poised to continue. Education has been a challenge in every demographic: shutdowns, school closures,...
New year, new online work space!
It is with great pride and a sense of accomplishment that I'm able to introduce our new note-making application called the Next Knowledge Wordspace. Using the Wordspace, learners are now able to engage Alice -- our A.I.-powered companion -- at any time through their...