[caeril]

These models are far better teachers for my kids than their actual teachers. they are far more engaged, able to go down rabbit holes guided by their own curiosity, and end up learning more.

I do my best to ensure they're not using these models to do their work for them, but they are invaluable teaching tools, nonetheless.

Hopefully this will be one more nail in the coffin for the sprawling public education complex.

[skulk]

Why "learn" anything when the computer just gives you the answer?

The computer won't chide you for not manually gathering and reviewing sources for an essay, not understanding units in physics formulas to check your own answers, not extracting casual relationships between events by closely reading a dense text. It'll give you the answer as quickly as possible so that you can go back to viewing short videos.

All the information has always been out there for students to pick it up but a vanishingly small few actually do.