@itsolelehmann: i have a 1 y/o son, and with how fast AI is moving, it's just impossible not to wonder what his education will look lik…

i have a 1 y/o son, and with how fast AI is moving, it’s just impossible not to wonder what his education will look like.

it’s completely obvious the traditional education model is outdated and about to get disrupted in a massive way.

so i’ve been thinking a lot about the things i ideally want in my son’s future schooling:

a personalized-to-him AI tutor

if something comes naturally to him, let him breeze through it. if he’s struggling, explain it using examples from things he’s interested in, so it holds his attention and actually makes sense to him.

i think hed learn so much faster that way (instead of being stuck at the same pace as every other 8-year-old just because they were born in the same year)

critical thinking, especially around AI.

i want him to get comfortable asking “how do we know that’s true?” whether it’s something AI tells him, something he reads online, or even something i tell him. then learn to look for evidence before deciding what he believes.

i want him to learn to write without AI too, because putting his own thoughts into words is part of learning how to think

i also want him to learn to sit with difficult problems before asking AI to solve them

learning by building things.

i think @nateliason’s founders school in nyc is an awesome example of this. students build their own businesses with the goal of $1M profit before graduation. i want my son getting out into the world, testing his ideas, making mistakes, and learning from what happens. in fact just finding out why someone won’t buy what you made is a pretty good education on its own

room to follow whatever he’s obsessed with.

if he’s into rockets, use that to teach him physics and math. help him build one. i want him to experience how exciting learning can be when you actually care about the thing you’re trying to figure out.

good human teachers who have time to actually get to know him.

people who notice when he’s frustrated, challenge him when he’s taking the easy way out, and introduce him to things he wouldn’t have discovered on his own.

a LOT of time around other kids.

yes, AI will make homeschooling incredibly good academically. but a huge part of school is learning how to be around other humans.

making friends, disagreeing without being an asshole, learning humility ,surviving embarassing moments. you have to actually live through that stuff

i’m hoping we have a lot more schools like this to choose from by the time he’s old enough!

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