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Keep Artificial Intelligence Out of American Classrooms
Jonah Goldberg says students should master reading and math before relying on AI tools that can replace practice of basic skills.
- Education should generally remain in the pre-AI world to protect student learning, as relying on AI for schoolwork hinders the development of critical thinking and "muscle memory" essential for future citizens.
- In 2016, Norway provided every child starting at age 5 with an iPad, but the decade-long experiment has resulted in young Norwegians now struggling to read despite the country's progressive values.
- Of 65 countries measured by the International Reading Literacy Study, Norway ranks last; 15,000 pupils finish primary school unable to read properly, and around 500,000 Norwegians cannot read simple instructions.
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store launched a program in August to address the widespread literacy decline and reverse the trend leaving the nation at the bottom of international rankings.
- Educators argue that using a machine to think for you leads to "mental flabbiness," emphasizing students must first learn to think mathematically and ask questions before relying on advanced digital tools.
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Norway is, by almost any metric, a profoundly successful nation. It’s rich, democratic and relatively corruption-free. It’s not a socialist country, but fans of a robust welfare state and high taxes see much to admire in the very progressive Norwegian model. It also benefits from having the biggest and arguably best-run sovereign wealth fund in […]
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Keep artificial intelligence out of American classrooms
Norway is, by almost any metric, a profoundly successful nation. It's rich, democratic and relatively corruption-free. It's not a socialist country, but fans of a robust welfare state and high taxes see much to admire in the progressive Norwegian model.…
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