Rebecca Winthrop

They're not learning to parse truth from fiction.

They're not learning to understand what makes a good argument.

They're not learning about different perspectives in the world because they're not actually engaging kids.

So if you are on a chatbot...

complaining about your parents and saying, they want me to wash the dishes.

This is so annoying.

I hate my parents.

The chatbot will likely say, you're right.

You're misunderstood.

I'm so sorry.

I understand you.

Versus a friend who would say, dude, I wash the dishes all the time in my house.

I don't know what you're complaining about.

That's normal.

That right there is the problem.

Lovely to be here, Ezra.

Lovely to be here, Ezra.

So approximately a third of kids are deeply engaged. So two thirds of the kids are not. We need to have learning experiences that motivate kids to dig in and engage and be excited to learn. So when friends or relatives ask me the same question, I usually say, look, we have to think about three parts to the answer. Why do you want your kids to be educated? What is the purpose of education?

So approximately a third of kids are deeply engaged. So two thirds of the kids are not. We need to have learning experiences that motivate kids to dig in and engage and be excited to learn. So when friends or relatives ask me the same question, I usually say, look, we have to think about three parts to the answer. Why do you want your kids to be educated? What is the purpose of education?

Because actually, now that we have AI that can write essays and pass the bar exam and do AP exams just as good or better than kids, we have to really rethink the purpose of education. The second thing we have to think about is how kids learn. And we know a lot about that. And the third thing is what they should learn. Like what's the content? What are the skills?