Parents don’t really like AI in schools. Despite all that, the state of Arizona is launching Inbound Academy to provide two hours of daily instruction to students in grades 4 through 8 (equivalent to CM1 through IV in France). feature? AI leads the classes, no teacher is present.
There are no teachers for this AI based school.
Inbound Academy is based on the 2hr learning model that has already been tested in a private establishment in Texas. Other states interested include Arkansas and Utah.
According to the guidelines of Alpha School, an establishment owned by Inbound Academy, students “Learn twice as much as traditional school by spending only two hours a day on academic subjects”.
The program is powered by personalized learning platforms like IXL and Khan Academy. AI analyzes student responses, time spent on each task, and even emotional cues based on content difficulty and presentation. The goal is to improve learning while avoiding boredom or frustration.
The rest of the day is dedicated to practical workshops led. “guidance”. Students learn financial literacy, public speaking, goal setting, entrepreneurship, critical thinking and creative problem solving.
Experts don’t like this method.
Because this approach is controversial, it must be inspired by someone who is controversial: Elon Musk, as mentioned. “cruel” By Sam Altman, head of OpenAI. Inbound Academy clearly referenced the billionaire and his strategy for managing Tesla in particular.
AI in schools is not the first, with continued financial support and lobbying from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. However, experts caution about the effectiveness of these programs: Marketing promises don’t always match observed results.
