Yesterday, I featured a story about the desire of the tech companies and big Ed to have chatbots teach kids to read. Today, another one popped up where Bill Gates sees tech replacing primary school teachers altogether.
“If students engage with materials largely through AI-backed methods, one teacher can oversee multiple classrooms at once because students won’t need a teacher always standing in front of them, King said. “Teachers won’t need to be distributors of knowledge, because AI can automate that,” he added.”
Is it only a matter of time? Would you send your child to a warehouse to “learn” from a chatbot?
It can use a "generic" education tool to assist with a "bespoke" program for kids. It will remain the teacher's place to guide kids in the journey. A time ago, I read bout how augmented reality assists in Australia in the training of surgeons. For my nonverbal 4 YO son, I added the use of the Ipad for him to write everything he had in his mind but was unable to transmit verbally. The result was before his third birthday, he was writing and starting to read whole book pages, he still is not communicating verbally, but it helps him with the anxiety. The chatbots can have a structured approach and evaluation.
It can use a "generic" education tool to assist with a "bespoke" program for kids. It will remain the teacher's place to guide kids in the journey. A time ago, I read bout how augmented reality assists in Australia in the training of surgeons. For my nonverbal 4 YO son, I added the use of the Ipad for him to write everything he had in his mind but was unable to transmit verbally. The result was before his third birthday, he was writing and starting to read whole book pages, he still is not communicating verbally, but it helps him with the anxiety. The chatbots can have a structured approach and evaluation.