Sorry can someone explain to me why the teachers are needed at all in these subjects given the Khan Academy? A few years ago I saw Salman Khan give a talk about AI solving the Two Sigma problem, obviating the need for teachers:
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#42I’m curious what teachers unions in the United States will think of this. Presumably any successful outcomes with this will result in a culling, starting with aides and specialists. Add declining enrollment and you have strong incentive.
Well I'm a teacher and I completely disagree. This if anything just levels the playing field by now giving poor kids tutors that rich families were paying for the whole time. Having a new teaching tool is no substitution for teachers. Teachers are there to classroom manage, manage/coach students to learn, and baby sit.
>Teachers are there to classroom manage, manage/coach students to learn, and baby sit.
If this is really what actual teachers think of teaching in 2024, Gen Alpha truly is doomed.
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AI is a hammer, so corporate is swinging it at everything they can.
I agree that messing with child development is a dangerous game, and adding LLMs into the mix raises my eyebrows a bit (especially when kids may not have the common sense to not eat rocks or put glue on a pizza [0]). But in this case, the teacher is still in the loop (for now).
Assuming Microsoft keeps its word and does not transfer learning material back to their servers, can we be reasonably certain that this isn't another CAPTCHA reverse-training exercise?
I'd be interested to see how teachers can use this as a high-speed curation tool. If I were a teacher though, I'd be cautious that in delegating some of the work to a machine, the imaginative/synthesizing part of my brain is now going to go soft (and personally, I'd protect that aspect of my thinking at all costs).
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#44Khan - an English loanword from Middle Mongolian meaning "ruler". Migo - in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, a fundamentally alien race that has mastered neuroscience. Seems a little too much on the noise?
Can't tell if this is satire or not, but Khan Academy is named after their founder, and migo is probably from "amigo" - Spanish for "friend"
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#45Any idea why Khanmigo is country locked? It seems to be available only in the US. Even the paid version.
Cynical take: probably some gdpr things to sort out. Optimistic take: slow roll out.
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#46Sorry can someone explain to me why the teachers are needed at all in these subjects given the Khan Academy? A few years ago I saw Salman Khan give a talk about AI solving the Two Sigma problem, obviating the need for teachers: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hJP5GqnTrNo
People these days have seem to forgotten the human element in, well, everything these days.
I think it's easier to ask the collorary: do you trust your kid(s) to self learn K-12 material on their own time instead of going to school? Why or why not?
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Should probably throw our calculators away and go back to pen and paper too right? /s This is a tool for teachers that is now free. Maybe I’m an idiot, but that sounds good to me. Give teachers all the things because we sure as shit aren’t paying them enough. I’m totally on board making students do things by hand when they’re learning, but that isn’t what this is.
Is not what is it. It is all you can take in. There is a ton of science around dedicated to cognitive development. If you want to check out. I am sure in the near future, a lot of it will be excluded from the corporate datasets. I really don't get this. Here, I assume the median intelligence of a reader is enough to connect the dots already. But sadly, critical thinking is met with the usual jerk knee reaction algori…
I have no idea what you’re getting at.
You started by insulting all Americans for cybertrucks even though they aren’t popular.
Then you called me stupid because I can’t connect the dots of your incoherent ramblings.
I suggest you spend less time condescending and more time checking your grammar.
Have a nice weekend.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is derived from that meaning (ruler) but over time became less of a title and more of a last name used by Islamic people in areas like Afghanistan. Khan Academy is named for its founder, whose ancestry is from the Afghan region. The Mongol empire, where Khan was a title for rulers, did extend over the region of present day Afghanistan and the entire Middle East.
In India and Pakistan too, it's a common surname like "Singh" or "Patel" but for Muslims. It doesn't mean anything. Also, Sal Khan's family is Bengali originating from India and Bangladesh.
You’re correct about immediate origin, but I was referring to earlier family history. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_Khan
> They are descendants of Rahmat Khan, a 16th-century Pashtun chieftain
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is not what is it. It is all you can take in. There is a ton of science around dedicated to cognitive development. If you want to check out. I am sure in the near future, a lot of it will be excluded from the corporate datasets. I really don't get this. Here, I assume the median intelligence of a reader is enough to connect the dots already. But sadly, critical thinking is met with the usual jerk knee reaction algori…
I have no idea what you’re getting at. You started by insulting all Americans for cybertrucks even though they aren’t popular. Then you called me stupid because I can’t connect the dots of your incoherent ramblings. I suggest you spend less time condescending and more time checking your grammar. Have a nice weekend.
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#50Any idea why Khanmigo is country locked? It seems to be available only in the US. Even the paid version.
Cynical take: probably some gdpr things to sort out. Optimistic take: slow roll out.
I agree with both of these takes but want to add that the tool might not have been tested on all the languages spoken outside of the US. Can't be too careful with kids in the target audience.