Max by Design
Reimagine School

Children are born curious,
energetic, and ready.

School has a different plan. Here's what we've found — and what we think should change.

The Full Argument
Born Light — why school drains what children are born with
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For Parents & Communities

What school should honestly be for your child

Five presentations on honesty, development, and what every child actually needs — from elementary through high school.

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For Boards & Administrators

Why the current model fails and what replaces it

Four presentations on conflicting interests, the research case, multi-age pods, and how small districts can lead the way.

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Take the Math Test

This is what we're doing to eight-year-olds

If you think people are overstating the complexity of what we ask of children, go take the math test. 52 questions. 20 minutes.

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Take the Reading & Writing Test

Reading, writing, and inference — at age eight

The full Grade 3 English Language Arts test. One question at a time. Timed. The way your child takes it.

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The Case for Change

Built for One in Three

About 1 in 3 children are academically oriented and do reasonably well in this system. This is about the other two.

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The Evidence

The Consequences of Age Grading

Seven documented harms, their downstream effects, and the terminal outcomes. Interactive.

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About This Initiative

Reimagine School Initiative — Overview and Mission

A public, open-framework effort to redesign how schools introduce children to society. Free materials, no vendor dependence, any district can adopt it.

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This project was built by one person with no institutional backing, no grant funding, and no academic affiliation — using AI as a research partner, writing collaborator, and development tool. The argument stands or falls on its own merits.