alt Hacker NewsWe saw this when it was released, and it's not because of any amazing prescience.
https://blog.comini.in/p/why-khanmigo-will-fail
It's just quite obvious when you run a school (we do). It's because AI is focused on making the mechanics easy. But as long as we focus on measurement (how much are they learning) and start from there, the near-term focus is inevitable on the surface mechanics of learning (can they decode or encode when reading, do their tables etc)
Meaning > Motivation > Mechanics > Measurement
The natural order of learning is when we are allowed to discover, explore, find meaning. This motivates us to focus on getting better, mastery, which is where mechanics should come in. And finally, because it is helpful to know where we are generally, we measure some outcomes. But schooling systems have completely inverted this!
More here if anyone's interested: https://blog.comini.in/p/schooling-has-a-meaning-crisis-para...
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I rather think it might fail because it adds not much above what Codex or Claude already adds. What won't happen is kids not using LLMs to learn. I doubt anyone would disagree with this.
Actually, the most important thing about learning is caring. "Why should I care about algebra? Oh, it can help me in my business? OK, will learn!".
This is a category error.
Meaning > Motivation > Mechanics, but Measurement is how you know that Meaning > Motivation > Mechanics, and, more importantly, Measurement is how you prove to anyone else that Meaning > Motivation > Mechanics (or even that you've built any motivation in your students at all).
Measurement is how you prove that your approach (as opposed to anyone else's) is worth people investing their time and money with you.
Trust > Meaning > Motivation > Mechanics. How do you earn trust from a stranger? Measurement.