Experiential Education
How families are rebuilding education for the age of AI.
Families are building something more human in place of the old school system.
Lisa writes from inside the movement, not from the sidelines.
She is a homeschool mom of three, co-founder of BetterSchool, and leads a homeschool community of more than 350,000 families across all 50 states.
This is not only a story about homeschooling. It is a story about the future of learning, and the parallel education economy taking shape around families, mentors, small businesses, churches, public spaces, and new funding models.
As AI reshapes work, children will need more than memorized answers and institutional approval. They will need creativity, resourcefulness, grit, judgment, and the freedom to become the kind of people no centralized system could have designed.
The future will not be built by reforming the old system from the top down.
It will be built by families, from the ground up.
Part memoir, part argument, part field report.
A dispatch from inside one of the fastest-growing education movements in America, and a blueprint for what comes next.
Why the industrial school model no longer fits the age of AI.
How ESAs, open payment rails, empty rooms, and local providers can unlock a new education economy.
Why family, work, apprenticeship, and community are coming back together.
What it means to raise children who can build, adapt, and think for themselves.
Lisa Thorsen
Lisa is a writer, attorney, and co-founder of BetterSchool, a technology platform helping families discover real-world learning opportunities. She leads one of the nation's largest homeschool networks, serving more than 350,000 families. A homeschooling mother of three, she is an advocate for family-centered education.