Will AI destroy the youths ability to learn and understand subjects?

Everyone says that AI should be used as a tool for information regarding education, but think about it.

when you were 0-20 yo. would you always use AI maturely?

Like if you’re a kid and there’s a magical answering box that’ll write you that essay. solve that math problem etc, and you want to play games, watch movies, do what you find fun and exciting, wouldn’t you do the lazy thing?

how can one except (and actually even let a kid have that level of “self governance“) a kid not to just ask the AI?

the effects of this will lead a youth to be stupid. like writing essays actually develop your brain during childhood, but nobody wants to do it. but earlier YOU HAD TO.

Now you don’t, and most kids won’t sit and write a 2000 word essay instead of playing games.

Submitted May 11, 2026 at 03:23AM by This-Wear-8423 https://ift.tt/Ad5gFeY

How do AP courses work at online private schools? Are they the same as at-brick-and mortar schools?

My son is academically strong and I want him to have access to AP courses if we switch to online school. Do online schools offer actual College Board AP courses or just 'AP-level' coursework? And does it show up the same way on a transcript?

Submitted May 10, 2026 at 10:35AM by wandering_mist19 https://ift.tt/WkXsbLS

do those ai websites where you upload all your study resources for your exam and to get properly structured notes and stuff actually exist?

Same as above. Is it real? is it free? if yes then please tell me how you use it and how to get the most out of it. I genuinely want to know if it is more productive than the traditional method of going thru your college material and then going through previous year papers.

I sometimes use chatgpt or gemini if i cant understand what my material says properly and to solve the previous year questions but thats about it.

Cs major btw.

Submitted May 10, 2026 at 07:20AM by spartanplays7 https://ift.tt/832yTfJ

I got tired of juggling browser tabs during lessons so I spent 6 months building a classroom dashboard - would love feedback from educators...

Submission statement: I'm a K-12 teacher sharing a free classroom tool I built to solve a problem I personally experienced. Posting to get honest feedback from educators.

Hey 👋

I'm a K-12 Digital and STEM teacher from Australia and about a year ago I got sick of juggling 5 different browser tabs just to run a lesson - timer in one, random picker in another, whiteboard somewhere else. You get the idea.

So I did what any completely time poor teacher would do and spent 6 months of evenings and weekends building my own web app from scratch.

It's called Class Cortex, a classroom engagement all in one teacher tool. Here's what it does:

🎰 Random student picker

💯 Reward system for the whole class, groups and individuals

⌛ Countdown timer with multiple modes

📣 Noise monitor that tracks volume in real time

🆚 Tactical scoreboard for classroom competitions

🪑 Drag and drop seating map with PDF export for relief teachers

🎲 Probability dice

📽️ Built-in whiteboard

⚔️ Boss Battle - live multiplayer where the whole class connects from their devices and fights a boss together. Kids absolutely lose it for this one.

Runs entirely in the browser. No student accounts, no installs, nothing for IT to approve. Just open it on your projector and go.

Been using it in my own classroom this term. Would love to know what other teachers think - what works, what doesn't, what's missing.

classcortex.com - free, no sign up needed. It does however need a reasonable viewport screen, so anything from iPad mini size, up to desktop screens and anything in between will work...but not on your mobile phone - screen size is just too small.

Anyway, cheers 🙏

- Chris

Submitted May 10, 2026 at 05:13AM by c-migs https://ift.tt/ADvjPzU

I feel so lost and need advices for my academic career (long context)

I feel like I am lost, and utterly left behind in life.

23/F

I am an international student (from 3rd world country with ongoing civil war). I am currently residing in Italy with student visa, and I have been here for 8 months now.

I am doing foundation year program which is a preparatory course (to be able to pursue bachelor degree in EU countries) for students with less than 12 years of schooling from their own country education system. The only reason I came here (took risks with my mom has given almost everything of her) is to make my dream come true - studying psychology. Unfortunately, not very long ago I took the entrance exam from the University of Padova which is where I want to study, and I did not get admitted. I studied very hard with best I had though right now I am feeling I should have done harder and what I did wasn't enough.

Now I must do something else, find other paths, starting everything all over again.

My friends suggest me to take a major which could be related to or close to psychology field. But what is that? Italy doesn't offer generous amount of bachelor degrees in english taught. So it is very challenging to find what might be appropriate for me. I ask myself, "what do I want?" - I want to work with children, disabled people, or even old people, I want to help them in any way - mainly with emotional support and wellbeing. I have been finding opportunities to volunteer at refugee camps or anywhere where children might need someone to accompany them. The reason I want to study psychology is also to help people from my country and to make contributions. My country is developing backwards, under dictatorship right now, and also last year encountered an earthquake that took over 3000 people, and destroyed countless homes including our house which was completely demolished to pieces. People were helpless, no help from the government, no emotional support or nothing at all - my dream is to change this and establish programs to support mental wellbeing. Another factor is the civil war - a war between the dictator and the people defense forces. People defense forces are literally just civilians - long story short you could imagine what has happened to those people - thousands displaced, many arrested are facing death sentence, many escaped are now at the country border yet still resisting and fighting. But there are no to very few support for them, especially mentally. Many veterans are struggling with PTSD with almost no support for their mental wellbeing. I want to help them and work with these people - this is my dream. This is what I wrote in my personal statement to the embassy when I applied for visa.

Now with my dream shattered; I am trying to find myself again. It has been 8 months and I am only able to have some very basic conversation. I was at high risk of suicide in March, very fortunately I have made some good friends and they were there for me. I contacted my school, and managed to get a session with the university psychologist - she was very kind and helpful. Now I am also seeing the psychiatrist and on anti depressants. The living expense is very high and I have been trying to find a job to support myself - luckily I got an interview, went okay and the owner told me to come to work trial next weekend. I don't drink, don't smoke, don't dine out nor spend recklessly on clothes or unnecessary. For the record, I have only spend around 55 euro for my groceries and snacks and I still have enough foods for the rest of May. I am doing everything I can - not to become a financial burden for my dear momma.

For my academic career, I have managed to find contact from the university to talk with the psychologist regarding this kind of matter. Because as right now, I have no idea who I am. I ask myself "what am I good at?" - nothing. "what skill do I have?" - nothing. "How many languages can I speak fluently?" - my mother tongue and English, and a-car-with-broken-lever level of Italian. I don't know what do I do...

I want to get back on my feed again and I am finding and getting any possible help. I also now would like to hear some insights, advices from you guys too for my academic career, future profession. What do I do...

Submitted May 10, 2026 at 04:30AM by Ok_Power_7358 https://ift.tt/daZcY3s

School made me memorize stuff instead of actually learning

Sometimes I feel like school focused way too much on memorizing things for tests instead of understanding how stuff works in real life.

I can barely remember half the things I studied, but the things I learned on my own out of interest actually stayed with me. Kinda strange when you think about it.

Not saying school is useless, just feels like the system could be way better sometimes.

Submitted May 9, 2026 at 05:22AM by MysteriousShoulder35 https://ift.tt/kh0OJRP

Insulting students because their parents are not able to pay fees on time is the worst thing in education system

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Submitted May 9, 2026 at 04:25AM by Aromatic_Wafer_7462 https://ift.tt/xz7fJcC