A relationship that changed without anyone announcing it Not long ago, a parent learned how their child was doing at a conference, on a report card, or through a call from a teacher. Information moved slowly and was filtered through a person who knew the child. Today many parents carry the school in their pocket. […]
The Parent as Customer: How Ed-Tech Is Turning Schools into Service Providers Read Post »
What Happens to Learning When AI Tutors Replace Classmates The promise, and what it quietly removes The pitch for AI tutoring is easy to like. Every student gets a patient, always-available guide that adapts to their pace, never sighs, and never runs out of time. For a teacher with thirty-five students, that sounds like relief. […]
The Disappearing Peer Read Post »
Every school runs on a clock that has almost nothing to do with how people learn. The bell rings at 7:45 because buses need to be back for the second run. Mathematics happens in period three because the mathematics teacher has period four free for Grade 9. The year begins in September and ends in […]
The School That Never Closes: When Learning Loses Its Schedule Read Post »
Synthetic Teachers Not AI as classroom assistant. Not AI as tutoring supplement. AI as the primary instructor — holding authority, building rapport, and teaching a generation of students who may never know the difference. The question has been asked quietly, in faculty meetings and think pieces, for a decade: could an AI replace a teacher? […]
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