Dr. Christopher Emdin Strikes US Education, Edtech and ‘Frenemies’ at SXSWedu

By Jenny Abamu and Sydney Johnson     Mar 7, 2017

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-03-06-dr-christopher-emdin-strikes-us-education-edtech-and-frenemies-at-sxswedu

When a student is brilliant on the street corner but falling asleep in class, something is wrong with the schooling system.

Emdin labeled financially-driven education entrepreneurs as “enemies.” And he took on the nonprofit leaders, policymakers and edtech do-gooders he believes have “good intentions but enemy executions,” dubbing them “frenemies.”