Alpha School boot camp monitors students' heart rates while parents critique them
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-08
Alpha School's high school students reportedly undergo an eight-week 'boot camp' where they must post on Twitter and gain at least 100 followers, and are monitored via heart rate while watching videos of their parents critiquing them—staying within 10% of baseline to pass.
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