Exploring the Purpose of Education in the Age of AI

This chapter explores the debate surrounding the true purpose of education, contrasting liberal arts with practical skill acquisition. It emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and the challenges of student debt while considering alternatives like coding boot camps.

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Is AI going to destroy education—or completely reinvent it? With millions of students and parents preparing for back-to-school, the debate over AI in classrooms raises a deeper question: is the purpose of education to teach people how to think, or simply how to do economically productive things? This episode explores perspectives on how AI is reshaping both.

Sources:

David Brooks, Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?
Megan O’Rourke, I Teach Creative Writing. This is What AI is Doing to My Students.

John Cracraft, We’re Losing Our Love of Learning and AI Is to Blame

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