Articles By Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhamid

Why do we reward rote memorization and punish curiosity in our schools?
Why do we reward rote memorization and punish curiosity in our schools?
By: Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhamid on: Friday 11 September 2026 - Genre: Education

Picture a scene that plays out in classrooms everywhere: a teacher is explaining a lesson when a student suddenly raises their hand—not to answer the teacher’s question, but to ask somethi...

The teacher: between the authority of knowledge and the authority of the algorithm
The teacher: between the authority of knowledge and the authority of the algorithm
By: Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhamid on: Monday 7 September 2026 - Genre: Education

Ever since the first human sat before his first teacher—be it a priest in a temple, a sage under a tree, or a father imparting his hunting expertise to his son—knowledge has been associate...