Re:Sal Khan's AI revolution hasn't happened yet
by brabel on Thursday April 16, 2026 @02:26AM
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I agree. I just can’t understand how people who work in education seem to be incapable of learning anything about education! They couldn’t have predicted that just having the most amazing tutor in the world available all the time just wouldn’t make any difference?? Students don’t go to school because they’re eager to learn. Don’t they know this? I think an effective tutor must be human or at least a human who can use the AI tutor on behalf of the child, which means the parent. Because your job as a tutor is not just spill knowledge, it’s to keep the student engaged ( just awake may be a challenge ) and make sure they are doing what they are supposed to.
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Re:Sal Khan's AI revolution hasn't happened yet
by Peritract on Thursday April 16, 2026 @02:47AM
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> how people who work in education seem to be incapable of learning anything about education
The people who work in education don't have this issue; the people who work in tech and assume that gives them expertise in education do.
Re:Sal Khan's AI revolution hasn't happened yet
by brabel on Thursday April 16, 2026 @04:46AM
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The educators keep making blunders like in this case. Hundreds of years of teaching and sorry but looks like your field is still trying to figure out the very basics of your discipline.
Re:Sal Khan's AI revolution hasn't happened yet
by Peritract on Thursday April 16, 2026 @05:27AM
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Educators aren't making these blunders though; again, this is non-educators trying to force tools that educators don't want.
Most teachers I know would be delighted if tech companies and management stopped trying to push tools on them that aren't fit for purpose.
Re:Sal Khan's AI revolution hasn't happened yet
by Ekaros on Thursday April 16, 2026 @02:39AM
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Might be harsh, but more I think about education more I think that the main job for many if not most kids or students in general is making them to learn. By various incentives be it punishments or rewards. Only really at highest levels is there any self-direction. And even there is plenty of external factors like not being paid anymore if you do not publish something.
Re:Sal Khan's AI revolution hasn't happened yet
by ericd on Thursday April 16, 2026 @03:50AM
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Eh, working on rebuilding a Montessori school for a couple years showed me that kids are very intrinsically motivated to learn, just not always what the person who’s there to teach them wants them to learn that day. But if you enable that self drive, and gently steer by exposing them to new things at the right level, they can learn a tremendous amount.
Re:Sal Khan's AI revolution hasn't happened yet
by titannet on Thursday April 16, 2026 @02:48AM
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Our kids elementary school (Germany) recently voiced concerns that pupils - especially boys - do not fulfill the self defined learning tasks in the expected time..
There may be no upper boundary to how much out of touch educators can be.