Tech Life Should we allow AI into the classroom?
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Nov 25, 2025 
Mackenzie Price, Co-founder of Alpha School, champions an innovative AI-powered learning model that replaces traditional teaching. She discusses how adaptive apps personalize education, allowing students to thrive in a tech-driven environment. The conversation also delves into the changing role of teachers and the risks of unequal access to education. In a gripping shift, the podcast uncovers the dark world of online scams, featuring a victim's harrowing story and expert insights on how scammers exploit technology.
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Separation Of Instruction And Motivation
- Alpha replaces traditional lessons with two hours of intensive computer-based learning and adult 'guides' for motivation and life skills.
- The model separates academic delivery (apps) from emotional and motivational support (guides).
Placement Tests And Reward Tokens
- Savannah, a 13-year-old student, explains course skills: placement tests set level and earning 90% lets you advance.
- She also describes 'alphas' as in-school incentives tied to reaching weekly academic goals.
Use AI For Personalised Tutoring
- MacKenzie Price says AI enables true one-to-one personalised tutoring by assessing what each student knows and doesn't know.
- Use AI to create tailored learning paths and monitor learning efficiency, not as a chatbot replacement.