@todayshow: A new education company called Alpha School is looking to revolutionize the way students learn by assigning personalized lessons plans taught not by teachers, but by AI-powered learning apps. A full day of academic work is packed into just two hours and when students hit their progress goals for the day, they spend the afternoon to work on what Alpha School calls “life skills.” NBC’s Vicky Nguyen reports for TODAY. #TODAYShow

C :

If you’ve studied pedagogy- which human teachers have- this is not a sustainable way to learn

chaunceymay7 :

Throw in about 15 IEPS, and 12 BIPs and then tell me what AI Professor does.

shelby ❊ :

Anything but raising teacher pay😅

Paulette Garcia :

I bet AI won’t be able to deal with behaviors

CityGirlDirtyBoots🇺🇸🇲🇽 :

If you like this concept, why not try Montessori School where so many of these benefits will be the same?

missthiesen :

This is so sad. Anything to avoid properly supporting teachers.

Boymom08 :

yeah this is a private school, where kids are enrolled that want to learn. this can't work in public school.

jessmaunzsalfia :

This is dystopian.

kayla :

anything but paying teachers properly 😞

drea.mag.davies :

All the research is showing tech in the classroom is diminishing skills.

Millennial Cookie Monster :

So it’s Lexia and iReady branded as full school day? Got it 🙄

Kimberly Alexis :

As a teacher, this is scary and sad. 🥺

mrs.otie💕 :

they will invest in AI technology but not increase teacher salaries AND alter the curriculum so that learning makes sense throughout the day. noted ✅

proseandroses 🇺🇲 :

I don't like it, but I'm willing to read the evidence. It's not viable until it's been tested on students who can't pay tuition.

T :

As a teacher. This don’t work. Tech companies are using fake research. Let’s go back to book learning.

KS :

Sunshine ☀️ :

Anything but paying teachers fairly and letting the actually teach 🙄

Flying Eagle :

What about behaviors??

LG7 :

Having a kid on the computer all day is problematic

Love the Beach🏝 :

Teacher here...this doesn't work. We need to go back to basics...so sad😳

Gu1nnevere :

I’ve been teaching 23 years and this is cracking me up. Those are the most well-behaved kids I’ve ever seen.

ambar :

"a camera scans the students' eye movements" is a crazy sentence

Andrea!🌲🪶💜🛸☎️ :

No they should give teachers raises and treat them right!

GetFiggiewitit22 :

Oh it’s like they’re trying to get rid of the physical school