What you are referring to is what music teachers have known before AI or tech. "The more you practice the more you enjoy" that practice is something you do for proficiency not perfection. Indeed playing an instrument involves all senses and mathematical interpretation which fires up the neurons used for a 2nd language model. It's also been proven by neuroscience that it's through rhythm that we learn language. Synapses firing at millisecond precision in harmony with the body's many functions.
Unfortunately our educational system is mingled with the religion of sports so students who are musically inclined or curious are often ripped away from music programs by "sporty" parents where most extra funding goes. So few schools will hire many music instructors instead deem on teacher for the entire school. Music even at elementary levels can help students excel at all subjects.
Description of AI learning reminded me of the AI Primer in Neal Stephenson’s 1995 sci-fi The Diamond Age. It stays with the young protagonist through her childhood, teaching both what she needs to survive and to have a questioning mind.
Wild to think that this is more or less within our grasp, right now.
With AI, it feels like it's democratizing instruction to quite the extent, or at least reduce costs for the individual.
But added benefit of great coaches is that point you to where your competitive/comparative strengths are, that you otherwise would not have known yourself. They would be able to nudge you towards where or which frontier to be working on, not just how far it is.
Would working with AI be able to replicate that aspect of the relationship? I think probably, but with a lot more trial and error plus a concentrated effort on self reflection.
I'm more skeptical on it's ability for holistically managing the relationship but I guess my chief point in the post is not to let perfect be the enemy of the good. There's a lot of good here!
What you are referring to is what music teachers have known before AI or tech. "The more you practice the more you enjoy" that practice is something you do for proficiency not perfection. Indeed playing an instrument involves all senses and mathematical interpretation which fires up the neurons used for a 2nd language model. It's also been proven by neuroscience that it's through rhythm that we learn language. Synapses firing at millisecond precision in harmony with the body's many functions.
Unfortunately our educational system is mingled with the religion of sports so students who are musically inclined or curious are often ripped away from music programs by "sporty" parents where most extra funding goes. So few schools will hire many music instructors instead deem on teacher for the entire school. Music even at elementary levels can help students excel at all subjects.
> "At scale, we are going to find out just how many kids are capable of finishing Calc BC by grade 8 or publishing a novel in middle school."
Love this.
By the way, I believe this link is broken: 🔗Educational Ideas Inspired By Seymour Papert’s Constructionism (Moontower)
fixed it on the perma post, ty
https://moontowermeta.com/educational-ideas-inspired-by-seymour-paperts-constructionism/
Description of AI learning reminded me of the AI Primer in Neal Stephenson’s 1995 sci-fi The Diamond Age. It stays with the young protagonist through her childhood, teaching both what she needs to survive and to have a questioning mind.
Wild to think that this is more or less within our grasp, right now.
With AI, it feels like it's democratizing instruction to quite the extent, or at least reduce costs for the individual.
But added benefit of great coaches is that point you to where your competitive/comparative strengths are, that you otherwise would not have known yourself. They would be able to nudge you towards where or which frontier to be working on, not just how far it is.
Would working with AI be able to replicate that aspect of the relationship? I think probably, but with a lot more trial and error plus a concentrated effort on self reflection.
I'm more skeptical on it's ability for holistically managing the relationship but I guess my chief point in the post is not to let perfect be the enemy of the good. There's a lot of good here!