About The Author

My name is Jan Verellen, and I’m the father of three young children. That perspective made me look at education differently. What I saw stayed with me: many students don’t get the opportunities they deserve — not because of a lack of talent, but because of how the system is built. The Tales of Equality were my attempt to make visible what too often remains hidden — how selection and inequality can still shape education, quietly but persistently. From there, The Tales of Growth followed. These stories are about believing in potential — about what students can become, not just what they are today. In The Tales of Learning, I share what I discovered myself: learning becomes more powerful when you understand how it works. Techniques like spaced repetition, memory palaces and active recall helped me study less, remember more, and feel more free — not because I was smarter, but because I learned differently. Together, these three works form the Tales of Jan Verellen trilogy. They are not a conclusion, but an invitation. To ask better questions. To look more closely. And maybe — to change something, together.