The AI Paradox in Education
When Help Becomes a Hindrance
I woke up to a troubling paper last week.
THE SIGNAL
Gerlich's 2025 study confirmed what I've suspected for years, watching my kids’ school overwhelming them with technology (screens, apps, AI or non-AI since age 5!): students who habitually outsource their thinking to AI tools score lower on critical thinking assessments.
We call that “cognitive offload…
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