Jody Longo-Schmid

About the Author

Jody Longo-Schmid is a passionate advocate for educational reform, drawing from her extensive experience as an educator and parent to challenge the systemic failures in public schooling. In her groundbreaking work, Children, Not Widgets: How to Fight and Fix the Willful Miseducation of Students and the Dismantling of Public Education, she exposes the dehumanizing trends that treat students as mere products in a flawed assembly line, offering practical strategies for parents, teachers, and policymakers to reclaim meaningful learning. With a background in curriculum development and community activism, Longo-Schmid combines sharp analysis with actionable insights, urging a return to child-centered education that fosters critical thinking and holistic growth over standardized testing and bureaucratic overreach.