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In 2020, a 14-inch tall robot named Moxie was introduced to the world as a way to help children build social and emotional skills through conversations and interactive games guided by artificial intelligence. Kids became enthralled and attached to the oblong teal robot, referring to it as their best friend. Four years later, Embodied, the [] The post Don’t let AI raise your kids appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs. They have learned an urgent lesson from the not-so-distant past. They know that the familiar promise of empowerment and creativity will continue to give way to the pathologies of the online surveillance economy: viral slop, commercial manipulation and addictive [] The post OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
When Jodi Carreon’s son returned to school full time after the pandemic, she expected teachers would roll back the use of the laptops they had relied on while students were home. But soon after her son started second grade, Carreon realized he was still using a Chromebook throughout the day. Then the teacher sent a [] The post Schools try to block kids from accessing dangerous content and games online. Little kids are outsmarting them appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, educators quickly asked whether students would use artificial intelligence to cheat, learn or simply get through homework more efficiently. Evidence is beginning to point toward a troubling answer: Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them. This conclusion comes from one of the largest [] The post Faster solutions, lower test scores: How AI is eroding math skills appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Ask parent Janina Matuszeski what she has valued most about her twins’ experience in the Cambridge Public Schools to this point, and she is quick to cite the diversity and teacher quality. If there is one area in which the schools have performed less well in serving her children, who just completed [] The post Can this city succeed in having all eighth graders take algebra where others have failed? appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
As a former teacher and now school leader, I know nothing is worse than missing the mark with your students. It is both disillusioning and frustrating to know that you are failing to provide them with the necessary tools to drive their own learning. It was this realization that convinced me that something needed to [] The post PRINCIPAL VOICE: Our off-track high school students weren’t terribly interested in school until we dug into hands-on learning appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Glass doors lead to the light-filled lobby of a redbrick and limestone chapel at one end of a grassy quad, where lectures and receptions were held and students testified about their faith. Original artwork hangs on the walls on the way to the music department, chaplain’s office and recital hall, along with brass “leaves” listing [] The post Threats of more closings have colleges and students worrying about how to save themselves appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
For years, policymakers, educators and employers have debated whether career pathways — programs that connect high school students to postsecondary education and careers — actually work. We’ve framed the conversation as apprenticeship versus college, workforce training versus liberal arts and careers versus academics. While new findings from Rodel and RTI International — in one of [] The post OPINION: We need to ask better questions about how and if career pathways are working appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Harrison Keller was starting only his second year as president of the University of North Texas last fall when he was abruptly confronted with a big problem. Enrollment was down. And the source of the crisis made it much worse: In the wake of Trump administration moves to deny and revoke visas, deport international students [] The post As international enrollment falls, U.S. students face program cuts and higher prices appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s a Friday morning at Oakland Unity Middle School, a public charter school nestled between residential buildings in East Oakland, and Austin Razavi is announcing the morning advisory prompt. “I’ll give you 10, 15 seconds to think about it,” Razavi said to the group of 15 mixed-grade middle school boys who had [] The post Key to helping boys in school: Make them feel safe to be themselves appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
