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The push for AI adoption in K-8 is the one that strikes me as wrong. The Alpha School and other initiatives are pushing AI on groups for which we have dubious measures of impact. Ostensibly, they are doing this to avoid pushback from traditional curriculum requirements in high school and university - but those kids are going to end up there eventually.

Why would I believe that someone who can't use a mouse/computer is ready to be taught by AI?

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> Why would I believe that someone who can't use a mouse/computer is ready to be taught by AI?

The human element is critical for teaching, in my opinion. (Great) teachers are able to smooth over some of my criticisms of education. I also believe we are very far off from it being able to do even a bad job at teaching. So I'm not suggesting that at all.

What I'm talking about is teaching students how to use it, especially when not to use it, and how to get better results from it. I don't think AI is going to replace us any time soon, but people who use AI will replace those who don't.

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