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I know this is crazy but: Recently I was thinking about opening a foundation that will create a universal multimedia "product" (combination of software, movies,
by fafafuf 4y ago
I know this is crazy but:
Recently I was thinking about opening a foundation that will create a universal multimedia "product" (combination of software, movies, games, maybe vr) that will teach kids around the world in schools subjects that all nations agree upon like mathematics, physics, chemistry, informatics etc. This is extremely challenging to convince governments to impose this in the schools but the gains are huge - naming only few:
- We can release the workforce of millions teacher around the world that do repetitive job every day so that can focus on different aspects of education
- We can hire the best of the best in the world teachers to prepare the product and all the kids around the world, no matter if big cities or small towns will have access to the same best possible education.
- Education could be totally individual and adapted to every kid
- Education can be fun so kids actually will like it
What do you think?
- bick_nyers 4y agoI'm in the camp that believes individualized education is best solved using AI. Not ChatGPT, something better. Likely will need in-person teacher facilitation as well, setting up kids alone with a laptop and an AI feels very wrong and dystopian to me. Edit: Also getting all nations to agree will be impossible, if not then you will probably a curriculum that suffers death by committee.
- fafafuf 4y agoIt will need to be done step by step. When nations see how good and cheap this system is and how great are the education results they will be more willing to join. I also think that AI can play a huge role in this - but for sure it needs to be improved.
- maratc 4y agoSo, replace teachers with Linux servers and javascript?
- fafafuf 4y agoIn short "yes". Millions of teachers around the world every day do exactly the same work as other teachers - this is a huge waste of talented resources. If they don't need to do repetitive job, that can focus on individual learning for those who really need it or help society in other way.
- maratc 4y agoDid you ask the kids whether they would rather be educated with a teacher in the company of fellow same-age kids, or with "technology" and "multimedia" without any chance to raise a hand, ask a question, get a slow answer? Sorry, but this just reeks brutal tech-broism to me. "We have such a powerful technology that we can do everything, nevermind asking if we should." My kids were confined to the home at the covid-19 lockdowns, and the learning over zoom not only wasn't even remotely efficient, it had profound long-term negative effects on their psychological well-being too. They actually enjoy being in the classroom with their friends and their teacher.
- 1-more 4y agoI work in ed tech and the best we can be is a force multiplier for teachers. If they have to spend less time creating and grading certain kinds of thing, that's good and that's what we aim to do for them. But replacing them is a) impossible b) a dumb idea anyway.
- fafafuf 4y agoIt's not impossible - it's other way of thinking. Yes it's hard as it needs to fight something that we have been doing for ages. It's dumb to forget about all the kids that have terrible or average teachers or don't keep up with other kids and they are to shy to say it clearly which means for them to take additional classes after school or try to do it alone wasting a lot of time of their childhood.
- fafafuf 4y agoIt's not an imaginary tech robot that will do this. It's a product combining the best what we have. Maybe the question to kids should be different: Do you want to watch super interesting interactive movie / play game that will teach you this in 20 minutes and the rest 40 minutes you can enjoy with your friends or you want to sit in a classroom for one hour and learn it traditional way? Also I don't have in mind remote teaching. Kids should be in a school anyway to interact with each other.
- 1-more 4y ago> Recently I was thinking about opening a foundation that will create a universal multimedia "product" (combination of software, movies, games, maybe vr) that will teach kids around the world in schools subjects that all nations agree upon like mathematics, physics, chemistry, informatics etc. If this ever got made it would only be used my school administrators as a cudgel to discipline teachers unions. It would never get used to actually teach children.
- fafafuf 4y agoI would say that teachers unions will definitely not be happy about it as work style of all teachers will need to change and a lot of them will not be necessary anymore. But kids will have the best possible education. We do it for kids, right?