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AliceMethod

The Alice Method

A complete operating system, in five layers.

Most educational advice is a pile of disconnected tips. The Alice Method is a stack: each layer rests on the one below it, from how brains actually learn all the way up to how a family thinks. Read them in order the first time. Return to any layer when you need it.

Layer 01

The Science of Learning

How brains actually build knowledge — and why most studying fights against it.

  • Retrieval, spacing, and the forgetting curve
  • Mental models and pattern recognition
  • Transfer, compression, and productive struggle
  • Curiosity and first principles

Layer 02

Designing a Learning Home

Stop depending on motivation. Design a house where learning happens by default.

  • The Post-it wall and the two-minute rule
  • Passive exposure: posters, whiteboards, books
  • Zero-setup supplies and abandoned games
  • The weekend screen architecture

Layer 03

The Parent Playbook

Diagnose, find bottlenecks, target practice, reward effort, track growth.

  • Diagnose with full MAP Growth reports
  • Find the bottleneck concept, not the vague struggle
  • Target practice with surgical precision
  • Reward effort, track growth — never grades

Layer 04

School Advocacy

Navigate schools as a skilled partner — with data, deadlines, and goodwill.

  • School incentives and the annual cycle
  • Collaborative relationships with teachers
  • Leaving every meeting with measurable goals
  • Advocating for children who don't fit the mold

Layer 05

Thinking Like Alice

The five questions that turn any subject into a thinking curriculum.

  • Why? What pattern exists?
  • Can this generalize?
  • What assumptions changed? What stayed invariant?
  • How thinking itself becomes the curriculum