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Dan Meyer

@ddmeyer.bsky.social

Currently: @Amplify. Previously: @Desmos, high school math teacher. Always: recreational math user.

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Tom Berger@tfberger.bsky.social · 2y ago

Great newsletter from @ddmeyer.bsky.social today. Asked about the choices edtech companies make, Meyer said, “You either bet on teachers or you bet on software, and if you bet on software, you eventually learn you have to build a teacher.” (Note: He does not believe that they can build a teacher.)

Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Something that makes me really sad is seeing the teachers who write the testimonials on AI edtech products having to get second jobs as stock photography models. Teachers like "Michelle (8th Grade Teacher)" deserve a living wage!

A testimonial from a teacher named "Michelle" - "EnkeyAl is really valuable in helping me cater my lessons to expand across various learning styles and keeps lessons interesting and fun."A stock photography website featuring Michelle in ... exactly the same pose as the testimonial.
Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Unbound Academy grift as summarized by @ddmeyer.bsky.social includes this self-dealing: "It is a conflict of interest, then, that 100% of Unbound Academy’s named board members are affiliated with th[e] vendors" whose services the board is paying for with public dollars.

The Truth About 2 Hour Learning & Unbound Academy a/k/a The School “Replacing Teachers with AI”

They haven’t replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids.

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Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Okay you might have heard about Unbound Academy & 2 Hour Learning. Ads all over social. Lots of press coverage because they got a virtual charter approved in AZ behind claims they've replaced teachers with AI. Things are more AND less than they seem here. 🧵

Headlines about the charter school, most highlighting the claim that they've replaced teachers with AI.
Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Unbound Academy, an AZ charter school claims to have replaced teachers with AI with students learning 2x more than usual. I read their application in AZ, but ALSO in UT, AR, NC, SC, and PA. It's wild. Sending out my report tomorrow. Subscribe here. 👇 danmeyer.substack.com

A headline: This Grade School Offers AI-Only Classes, No Teachers InvolvedA newsletter headline. The Truth About 2 Hour Learning & Unbound Academy a/k/a The School “Replacing Teachers with AI”. Subheadline: They haven’t replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids.
Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just asked Khanmigo for help solving a math problem and said "idk" every time. Very interesting results. If you're tutoring a kid and they ONLY respond to you with "i don't know" every time, what's your move?

An exchange with Khanmigo where I say: I'm trying to find the integral of x^3*sqrt(4+x^4)dx. Can you help me? And Khamigo says a bunch of nice suggestions Socratically and I respond with "idk".
Benjamin Riley@benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ahhh thank goodness, @ddmeyer.bsky.social watched 60 Minutes go back to the Hype Well for Sal Khan so I don't have to. What's it gonna take for folks to stop listening to someone who's been so consistently wrong about the future of education? (Sal, not Dan) danmeyer.substack.com/p/five-inter...

Five Interesting Moments From the Khanmigo Segment on 60 Minutes

Also: can someone help me understand what is going on with MagicSchool right now?

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Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Exciting to see all of the AI edtech founders in the Forbes 30 under 30 list! Does anyone know if there is a predictions market for which one is gonna get indicted by the Southern District of New York first and when?

Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

People are right now slobbering pretty hard over this AI tutor demo over on LinkedIn. I think it's a mess—pedagogically, socially, and mathematically. What do you notice?

Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Something like 80% of "good teaching" is having a small set of durable routines that help kids do their best thinking. I supported a Grade 8 teacher yesterday and marveled at how she set the noise level & duration in one quick motion that everyone understood.

A timer with five minutes set and the noise level set at 0.
Dan Meyer@ddmeyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Parent-teacher conference. Teacher says my kid was supposed to give two numbers that sum to 9 and he gave her 0 + 9 and 9 + 0. THAT'S MY BOY! 🥰🥰🥰