Nathan Holbert
@snowdaylearninglab.org
Learning Scientist. Maker and designer. Player of games and toys. Dad. Associate Professor @ Teachers College, Columbia University. Pop & Play host http://tc.edu/popandplay
Oh I 100% agree with you and was empathizing. Shortcuts are always attractive, but the trick of LLMs—it’s pitched (by corps and unis!) as a thinking tool that is then tasked with doing all the thinking—is particularly insideous.
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Oh I 100% agree with you and was empathizing. Shortcuts are always attractive, but the trick of LLMs—it’s pitched (by corps and unis!) as a thinking tool that is then tasked with doing all the thinking—is particularly insideous.
Doing difficult things is exactly the point! All learning requires friction.
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Doing difficult things is exactly the point! All learning requires friction.
Going to need Doughboys "Taco Bell 27" to breakdown the gasteral implications of this breaking chews.
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Going to need Doughboys "Taco Bell 27" to breakdown the gasteral implications of this breaking chews.
100%. But it sure makes them squirm which I think is a good thing.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
100%. But it sure makes them squirm which I think is a good thing.
Right!? I like that this makes them squirm, but many ways for them to just not share the truth
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Right!? I like that this makes them squirm, but many ways for them to just not share the truth
But maybe Barro just believes the goal of school should be to sort children based on characteristic separate from knowledge and ability. That's a common, and disgusting, belief.
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
But maybe Barro just believes the goal of school should be to sort children based on characteristic separate from knowledge and ability. That's a common, and disgusting, belief.