《Brave New Words 》6.3 帮助建立替代教育模式

Part VI Teaching in the Age of AI

第六部分 AI 时代的教学

Helping Build Alternative Education Models

帮助建立替代教育模式

Today, roughly three million parents are homeschooling their kids in the United States, and the number is only rising. People homeschool for different reasons, but often they feel that traditional school models don’t adequately meet their child’s individual needs and interests.

如今，在美国大约有三百万家长在家教育他们的孩子，而且这个数字还在上升。人们进行家庭教育的原因各不相同，但通常他们认为传统的学校模式不能充分满足孩子的个性化需求和兴趣。

It might be fear that fixed-pace instruction will leave their child with more and more gaps that get harder to fix and can undermine a student’s confidence. It could be that their child is ready to accelerate or go much deeper than traditional schools may allow.

他们可能是担心固定进度的教学会让他们的孩子留下越来越多的差距，这些差距越来越难以弥补，并且会损害学生的自信心。也可能是他们的孩子已经准备好加速学习，或者比传统学校允许的学习更深入。

Still, homeschooling comes with its own set of concerns. Will the child have opportunities for socialization with young people their own age? Do the parents have enough subject matter expertise to support their children in a broad range of subjects? Do the parents have the time, flexibility, and financial resources to properly support their children’s learning and development? How does a homeschooled student prove to colleges that they have mastery of material (especially when their parents are doing a lot of the grading)?

然而，家庭教育也有其自身的担忧。孩子是否有机会与同龄人社交？父母是否具备足够的学科知识来支持孩子在广泛科目中的学习？父母是否有时间、灵活性和财务资源来正确支持孩子的学习和发展？家庭教育的学生如何向大学证明他们掌握了知识（尤其是在父母在做很多评分的情况时）？

Even before considering AI, we and others have been creating comprehensive courses that students can work through in their own time and at their own pace in nearly all core academic subjects, from pre-K through college. These platforms have teacher and parent tools to monitor student progress and make assignments. Parents and teachers can also use these platforms to refresh their own knowledge. The most efficacious platforms are also transparent and free.

即使在考虑 AI 之前，我们和其他人已经在创建综合课程，学生可以在自己的时间和节奏下学习几乎所有核心学术科目，从学前班到大学。这些平台提供教师和家长工具来监控学生进度和布置作业。家长和教师也可以使用这些平台来刷新自己的知识。最有效的平台也是透明和免费的。

New modalities are starting to come online for human-to-human support. For example, Schoolhouse.world provides free, live, small-group tutoring. Not only does that supply rich academic support, it allows young people from all over the world to safely learn alongside one another over Zoom, which provides some socialization. Many of the best Schoolhouse.world volunteer tutors are, in fact, high school students, so it even provides an outlet for service and leadership beyond the walls of the home school.

新的模式正在上线以提供人对人的支持。例如，Schoolhouse.world 提供免费的、实时的小组辅导。这不仅提供了丰富的学术支持，还允许来自世界各地的年轻人通过 Zoom 安全地一起学习，这提供了一些社交机会。事实上，许多最好的 Schoolhouse.world 志愿导师是高中生，所以它甚至为家庭学校的学生提供了一个服务和领导的出口，超越了家庭学校的围墙。

Students in nontraditional academic environments can leverage these platforms for credit and college admissions. The University of Chicago, MIT, CalTech, Brown, Yale, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, USC, Columbia, and many other universities already consider Schoolhouse.world transcripts for admissions.

非传统学术环境中的学生可以利用这些平台获得学分和大学录取。芝加哥大学、麻省理工学院、加州理工学院、布朗大学、耶鲁大学、佐治亚理工学院、俄亥俄州立大学、南加州大学、哥伦比亚大学和许多其他大学已经考虑 Schoolhouse.world 成绩单作为录取标准。

These transcripts show a mastery of topics based on peer-reviewed recordings of the student getting over 90 percent correct on Khan Academy assessments. They also showcase the quantity and quality of help the student has provided to others on the platform. CalTech, in fact, accepts this transcript to meet its high school course requirements. In other words, if you master all the required subjects on Khan Academy and prove it for the Schoolhouse.world transcript, CalTech will consider you even if you never took those courses from a traditional school.

这些成绩单显示了学生在 Khan Academy 评估中获得 90% 以上正确率的同行评审记录，证明他们掌握了相关主题。它们还展示了学生在平台上提供给他人的帮助的数量和质量。实际上，加州理工学院接受这个成绩单以满足其高中课程要求。换句话说，如果你在 Khan Academy 掌握了所有必修科目并证明在 Schoolhouse.world 成绩单上，加州理工学院会考虑录取你，即使你从未在传统学校上过这些课程。

Even though platforms such as these were not purpose-built for homeschoolers, they have increasingly become go-to resources for that community. They save homeschoolers countless hours (and dollars) that would have otherwise been used to kludge together coursework, support their students in a personalized way, and then prove to colleges that the students have actually learned the material.

虽然这些平台并不是专为家庭教育者而建，但它们越来越成为这一社区的首选资源。它们节省了家庭教育者无数小时（和金钱），这些时间本来会用来拼凑课程、以个性化的方式支持他们的学生，然后向大学证明学生确实学到了这些材料。

Generative AI can now take this to another level. Like students in more traditional schools, homeschooled students can leverage AI tutors like Khanmigo to unblock them academically. They can also use the AI to engage in a debate or simulation. Rather than facilitate cheating, the AI can give real-time feedback and support on how to write better. The AI can act as a coach or guidance counselor to help the student navigate college admissions and career choices that their parents might not have expertise in.

生成式 AI 现在可以将这一切提升到另一个水平。与传统学校的学生一样，家庭教育的学生可以利用像 Khanmigo 这样的 AI 导师来解开他们在学业上的困惑。他们还可以使用 AI 进行辩论或模拟。AI 不是为了促进作弊，而是可以提供实时反馈和支持，帮助学生写得更好。AI 可以充当教练或指导顾问，帮助学生进行大学申请和职业选择，而他们的家长可能没有这方面的专业知识。

Homeschooled students arguably have more time and flexibility to pursue their unique passions. Now they can work with generative AI to create music, movies, and games that a decade ago would cost thousands (or millions) of dollars to produce.

家庭教育的学生可以说有更多的时间和灵活性来追求他们独特的激情。现在，他们可以与生成式 AI 合作，创造音乐、电影和游戏，而这些在十年前需要花费数千（或数百万）美元才能制作出来。

This technology can also help parents. The AI can report back to them exactly what their children have been up to and where they need more support. It can act as a coach or tutor to the parents themselves as they try to refresh their own knowledge or problem-solve how to support their children better.

这项技术还可以帮助家长。AI 可以向他们报告他们的孩子究竟在做什么，以及他们在哪些方面需要更多的支持。当家长试图更新他们自己的知识或解决如何更好地支持他们的孩子的问题时，它可以充当家长自己的教练或导师。

And all of this isn’t just for homeschoolers. Anyone looking for academic alternatives can view these kinds of platforms as building blocks without having to reinvent everything from scratch. “Pod schoolers,” a group of families pooling resources together to collectively educate their children, can use this. Anyone looking to start a new school no longer has to reinvent all of these courses, tools, and supports. Even traditional schools can use pieces of this à la carte to give families more options and flexibility.

这些不仅仅适用于家庭教育者。任何寻找学业替代方案的人都可以将这些平台视为构建模块，而不必从头开始重新设计一切。“小组学者”，一个家庭集合资源共同教育他们的孩子的团体，可以使用这个。任何想要创办新学校的人不再需要重新设计所有这些课程、工具和支持。即使是传统学校也可以点菜式地使用这些来为家庭提供更多的选择和灵活性。

Just as I don’t think one-size-fits-all is great for setting the pace in an academic environment, I also don’t think that one type of schooling is better or worse for all families. There are many students who thrive in traditional schools. There are families who value the flexibility and independence of homeschooling. A lot of people exist in between.

正如我不认为一刀切适用于学业环境中的节奏设定，我也不认为某一种教育方式对所有家庭都好或不好。许多学生在传统学校中茁壮成长。有些家庭重视家庭教育的灵活性和独立性。许多人介于两者之间。

Until recently, however, many families felt limited in their options for lack of time, money, or know-how. The world of online platforms and generative AI is going to help break down some of these barriers and give more folks the agency to find options that work for them.

然而，直到最近，许多家庭由于缺乏时间、金钱或知识，感到选择有限。在线平台和生成式 AI 的世界将帮助打破这些障碍，并赋予更多人找到适合他们的选择的能力。

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