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Intro to "Am I Literate?" - Redefining Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - S3E46
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- Lassoing Leadership
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- Jun 16, 2026
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Summary
Summary There is a question we keep coming back to. Not as a thought experiment. As a genuine, uncomfortable, sit-with-it question: where does the authority lie now? That is what Kate Arthur put on the table when Garth and I sat down with her for this episode of Season 3. Kate is a thinker at the crossroads of literacy, generative AI, and what it means to know something in a world where the answer is always a prompt away. Her book, Am I Literate? , is the kind of read that does not give you easy answers. It gives you better questions. What struck us most was not the AI conversation, honestly. It was the mental health thread running underneath it. Because if we are honest with ourselves as school leaders, the tools our students are using are changing faster than our understanding of what those tools are doing to them. Kate brought that tension into the open in a way we found clarifying. We talked about the role of storytelling in a generated world, what critical thinking actually demands now, and why you cannot shortcut your way to wellness. Not with a product. Not with an app. Not with AI. This one stayed with us. We think it will stay with you too. Chapters 00:00 introduction to Beard's Book Club and a bit about where this conversation came from 04:53 pulling on the mental health thread in education and why school leaders can't afford to look away 09:40 the intersection of AI and literacy, and the question of where authority lives in a generated world 16:03 how educators and leaders can navigate change without losing what matters most 21:39 preparing students and systems for what learning actually looks like going forward 24:06 Beard's Book Club outro Key Takeaways Gratitude is not a gesture. Kate's reminder that it needs to be specific, timely, and personal landed fo…