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The High Schools Going All-In on AI

Sep 24, 2026 ยท 22m

Topics discussed

Sam Schechner's visit to an Estonian high school Estonia's national AI experiment for students Why Estonia's AI pilot matters globally Estonia's history with digital education The AI Leap program and school ethos The 'brain gym' analogy for AI use How AI breaks the link between effort and output Introducing the Socratic Chatbot Teacher perspectives on AI and human roles Classroom demo: Prompting for study abroad research Student reactions to the AI tool Student complaints: Language switching and annoyance Student strategies for using AI in math and other subjects Environmental concerns regarding AI data centers Student body president's opposition to AI A student poem on AI vocabulary and impact Conclusion: What we can learn from the experiment
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