This Week in Startups Magic School uses AI to help kids learn, not cheat | E2196
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Oct 22, 2025 Adeel Khan, founder of Magic School and a former school principal, reveals how AI can transform K–12 education by empowering teachers and enhancing student learning without merely facilitating cheating. He explains the innovative teacher co-pilot features and discusses how AI can support novice educators in lesson planning. Meanwhile, Kris Canete introduces his company, On The Fly Energy, which creates modular flywheel energy storage systems, offering an efficient solution to strengthen the power grid, and compares it with traditional battery technology for energy resilience.
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AI As A Teacher Co-Pilot
- Magic School positions itself as a teacher co-pilot that augments, not replaces, educators' work.
- The platform focuses on rubrics, differentiation, and timely formative feedback to accelerate learning.
Require Teacher Input Before AI Generates Rubrics
- Have teachers provide specific inputs (standards, texts, instructions) before generating rubrics.
- Edit and differentiate generated rubrics to fit multiple student levels and languages before use.
Differentiation Is The Killer App
- Differentiation is a central, practical use-case because classrooms span wide ability ranges.
- AI lets teachers produce tailored versions (Spanish, remedial, advanced) in seconds instead of years.