Arizona has taken a bold leap in education by approving a pioneering model: a charter school where artificial intelligence takes the lead in teaching. Set to launch next year, Unbound Academy will be a fully online institution catering to students in grades four through eight.
Traditional teaching will be replaced with two hours of daily academic instruction tailored entirely by AI. Leveraging platforms like IXL and Khan Academy, the AI will adapt lessons to each student's pace and abilities, analysing emotional cues, task completion times, and responses to create a personalised, frustration-free learning experience designed to maximise engagement and progress. That's the claim at least. But there have been many attempts at online schooling.
For the rest of the school day, students will take life-skills workshops on topics like financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and critical thinking, guided not by teachers but by facilitators known as 'guides'. This innovative approach stems from Unbound’s success with its private school in Texas, where it claims to have doubled academic outcomes with fewer instructional hours. Inspired by Elon Musk, Unbound aims to refine this model for potential expansion into states such as Arkansas and Utah.
They see this as a much-needed shift to address inefficiencies in traditional education while preparing students for an evolving world. Backed by influential supporters like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Unbound’s AI-driven school could mark the dawn of a transformative era in education—or spark ongoing debate over its impact on accessibility and quality. Let's see...
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