Alpha School graduate on record: he barely read books, contradicting 'books are central' claim
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-11-05
Responding to Carl Hendrick's post showing off the Alpha School Miami library and claiming "books are central to the culture here," benjaminjriley pushes back: the school's most prominent graduate told him on the record that he didn't read any books at Alpha High — and mistakenly assumed that was true of all schools. Books, he says, are not central to Alpha's culture at all.
The exchange spotlights how the AI-personalized-learning school actually operates, directly contradicting the rosy library narrative.
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