Are AI chatbots bad for young students?

Send us Fan MailHighlights- Today we are exploring a really impactful piece from Natasha Singer in The New York Times, published just recently on May 27th, 2026.- Now, as I read this, my mind immediately jumps to a few places.- If AI allows students to simply bypass the thinking, the productive struggle that leads to real learning, then we have a problem.- For those grades, screens might genuinely be a distraction from the fundamental work of building motor skills, social emotional connections, and foundational literacy through physical interaction.- Weingarten states they are negotiating safety and privacy standards and are "willing to walk away from the funding" if those standards aren't met.