AI - Tools that Teach or Tell?

All this week we’re looking at AI and the potential role it will play in the lives of our children and teens. Specifically, were looking at some conclusions made by the Brookings Institution and their new report titled, “A New Direction for Students in an AI World: Prosper, Prepare, Protect.” The report says that if our kids are going to prosper, we must deliberately focus on using AI in ways that advance, rather than undermine the educational process and the well-being of our kids. One recommendation is for parents to work with educators to develop the best practices for implementing AI cautiously into the educational experience. Specifically, we should only use AI tools that teach, not tell. This is most important in a world where more and more of our kids are going to AI to bypass the work of solving problems, writing papers, and doing research. As Christians, we know that God wants us to use our brains to his glory. Teach your kids to use AI as an appropriate help, not as a substitute brain.