Thoughts on AI, Cognition, and Human Development

Perspectives on Learning

Perspectives features analysis from thought leaders, researchers, and practicing educators who are committed to defining the future of humanity-centered learning.

Protecting the Developing Mind: AI Ethics & Cognitive Privacy
The research framework on what surveillance and AI do to the conditions children learn inside.

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The Comfort of False Analogies
EdTech, Education & Pedagogy Timothy Cook EdTech, Education & Pedagogy Timothy Cook

The Comfort of False Analogies

In every conference session and staff meeting, you hear the same three comparisons: AI is like the printing press, the calculator, or Google Search. But these analogies are fundamentally flawed. Comparing tools that externalized mechanical tasks to a technology that externalizes human reasoning is a dangerous permission structure for institutional inaction, especially when it comes to the developing minds of children.

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The Student Growth Portfolio
Student-Centered Learning, EdTech, 21st-Century Skills, Education & Pedagogy, Assessment & Evaluation, Alternative Education Models Timothy Cook Student-Centered Learning, EdTech, 21st-Century Skills, Education & Pedagogy, Assessment & Evaluation, Alternative Education Models Timothy Cook

The Student Growth Portfolio

A student growth portfolio redefines educational success by capturing a child’s evolving capabilities, dispositions, and potential across multiple dimensions. This approach applies investment principles to education, emphasizing long-term development, diversified learning pathways, and risk-taking within supportive environments.

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