"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis 2-Sigma in 2 Hours: How Alpha Schools are Using AI to Revolutionize Education
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Jun 25, 2025 
MacKenzie Price, founder of Alpha School & 2 Hour Learning, champions a groundbreaking educational model that leverages AI to reduce traditional study time to just 2 hours a day while enhancing learning rates. She discusses the unique role of teachers as mentors rather than content deliverers, focuses on personalized curriculum systems paired with adaptive learning apps, and emphasizes the importance of emotional support in education. The conversation highlights how this AI-driven approach retains academic standards and fosters deeper student engagement and creativity.
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AI Enables Mastery Tutoring at Scale
- Alpha School uses AI to recreate one-on-one mastery tutoring, enabling students to learn at their own pace until mastery.
- AI provides precise, scalable measurement and personalization, disrupting the traditional inefficient classroom model.
Two-Hour Learning Exceeds Expectations
- Alpha School students achieve 2.3x the predicted academic growth despite only two hours daily on academics.
- Personalized, mastery-based learning eliminates inefficiencies of traditional classrooms where students are taught at a uniform pace.
Avoid Chatbots, Use AI Curators
- Avoid giving students direct chatbot access to prevent cheating and superficial use.
- Use AI to curate lesson access and adjust pacing based on student data for focused, mastery learning.