# One AI Tutor Per Child: Personalized Learning Is Finally Here - Sai Gaddam Synced: [[2023_11_30]] 6:03 AM Last Highlighted: [[2023_08_20]] Tags: [[technology]] ![rw-book-cover](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1024/1*ENA_cesyjHbAGCMrcJF7Wg.png) Very interesting idea. I’m sure there will be a way for teachers to be able to figure out how to scale their work rather than an AI being the tutor. I just don’t yet see how that might function. I also don’t completely subscribe to the idea that a student should be completely tailored to. There is some utility in shared models of the world. And definitely believe that having multiple models at hand is important. You can trust a 1st grader to guide their own education but I would like them to advance ahead of a guided track if they can. ## Highlights [[2023_08_20]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h88zbq9vdnpmc2a4tds2dc6n) > The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly” — [David Ausubel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaningful_learning) Which is why knowledge is about compression of ideas. The more background, the more rich your compression can be. [[2023_08_20]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h88zg4kg770h772dn1hp28h5) > Great teachers are just *good* at this sort of thing. They can assess where a particular student’s interests and knowledge gaps are and artfully construct bridges to steer their understanding. **Unfortunately, great teachers do not scale** [[2023_08_20]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h88znavkey6qqkvn7qg9kmj7) > These are all examples of something **profound**: We can marry *any* pedagogical style to *any* pedagogical content. Whether it is math using board games and mysteries, or advanced medical literature using case studies rendered in rap lyrics. This in turn means that a particular teacher’s pedagogical style is no longer a barrier to creating a resonant learning loop with a student who prefers a different style. [[2023_08_20]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h88zq1vcq21qj9a5bpzx4k5p) > The computer is the Proteus of machines. Its essence is its universality, its power to simulate. Because it can take on a thousand forms and can serve a thousand functions, it can appeal to a thousand tastes. — [Seymour Papert](https://www.nature.com/articles/537308a)