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.

Timothy Cook 9/20/25 Timothy Cook 9/20/25

Professors Condemn Student AI Use While Secretly Relying on It Themselves

New research reveals 48.9% of professors automate grading with AI while prohibiting student use. This educational hypocrisy undermines institutional credibility.

Jamie House 9/8/25 Jamie House 9/8/25

Cultivating a Community of Critical Thinkers

The real problem isn't AI—it's the old curriculum. Teacher and podcast host Jamie House breaks down why schools lose when they chase efficiency metrics, and how to build a vertically aligned, critical thinking curriculum using Ellerton's Six Cognitive Skills framework.

Timothy Cook 8/26/25 Timothy Cook 8/26/25

AI "Safety" Serves Capital While Exploiting Children's Minds

MIT research shows ChatGPT dependency creates "soulless" thinking in students. Investigation reveals how AI safety rhetoric protects companies, not children's minds.

Chandler Bell M.Ed.L 7/24/25 Chandler Bell M.Ed.L 7/24/25

Pitfalls of AI-Generated Teaching Materials

Explore the double standard of AI in education: teachers using AI-generated materials while banning student use. Discover why IB programs need personalized, teacher-crafted resources over generic AI content for authentic learning.

Robert Pike Ed.S 7/16/25 Robert Pike Ed.S 7/16/25

The Culture of Trying: Why Failure is the Foundation of Learning

Human connection is the foundation of learning. This science teacher's approach to normalizing failure increased student test scores by 30 points.

Timothy Cook 7/13/25 Timothy Cook 7/13/25

AI Can't Teach Embodied Experience

In that moment of shared attention between teacher and student, something happens no algorithm could replicate: embodied understanding between humans.