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Helped somebody homeschool a kid in elementary school a decade ago, the system was pretty user friendly and only really needed a human adult to keep the kid on task and ensure breaks and such. Basically didn't need to help at all.
If the student is willing to learn, and knows to take breaks when they lose focus, I don't see why an AI teacher wouldn't be sufficient for 90% or more of the class-time.... But a human teacher should still be reachable for occasional needs.
Heck one actual teacher could probably manage thousands of students for most classes if AI and digital course systems are there to handle most guidance.
There's definitely still something to be said for in-person schooling... But it isn't necessary for every class... I was bored as fuck in school for a handful of basic classes cause I had to wait for the 'class' to catch up before we moved on. I prefer online courses for anything that doesn't require hands on guidance.
Maybe 5% of students are capable of this. But that same 5% will thrive regardless of setting.
What is warped is that struggling students who do not have the ability to succeed in online classes are the ones that are pushed to take online classes. I have worked with many students who failed their in person high school classes, were placed in online classes and did absolutely nothing until they crammed everything at the end of the year.
That’s not how learning works, and it’s fucked that the students who show clear lack of executive functioning are placed in classes that require more executive functioning. Like fuck, I’m a grown adult and I can’t do online.