We want to solve the nation education crisis happening in the United States, and we want to do it by creating a system that is more efficient and effective. We would like the testing ground of this to be in Puerto Rico, where there is a critical need for better education.
We think this is possible by giving kids better tools to which they have the power to develop and solve some of the worlds biggest current issues.
Here is what we would like to implement in the "system":
- Aritificial Intelligence as a teacher
- Infrastucture to support the AI via:
- Cloud Computing
- Machine Learning
- Terraform
- Python
- Rust
- a self managed learning environment, that maintains and improve upon its graphical user interface, and its ability to teach itself, metamorphosizing and adapting into a more efficient and effective learning environment based of that personal need of that child
With a project of this size, how can we go about breaking it down into smaller pieces, and how can we go about implementing it?
One concern pointed out in a book called "The Open Door" by Finbarre Fitpatrick, is that the current education system is not designed to teach children how to think, but rather how to memorize. Additionally here is a quote from Chapter 3 "The Community Context of Bilingual Education":
"There is considerable evidence indicating that such things as material circumstances,
expectations and aspirations (social as well as educational),
attitudes, kind of educational activity in the home and so on,
may affect a child's responses or his/her ability to respond to formal schooling"
This is a very important point, and I think it is important to consider when we are designing a system that is meant to teach children.
We want to solve the nation education crisis happening in the United States, and we want to do it by creating a system that is more efficient and effective. We would like the testing ground of this to be in Puerto Rico, where there is a critical need for better education.
Another exerpt from the book "The Open Door" by Finbarre Fitpatrick:
"Fisherman (1980) points out that where a minority language lacks support
it will commonly endure for about three generations during which,
time the process of transfer to the language of the host culture will be genreally effected"This is a very important point, and I think it is important to consider when we are designing a system, that is meant to teach children that have a minority language that more or less lacks the depth, to go into the depths of the subject matter.
Our AI system should keep these factors into consideration, and should be able to adapt to the needs of the child, and the needs of the community. Principles of the system should be based off of the following:
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Responsibility
- Respect
- Inclusivity
- Diversity
From the book "The Open Door" by Finbarre Fitpatrick:
# Conclusion
"Most researchers in the field of billingual education stress that
it is impossible to judge the effect of a particular programme just on its own merits.
This is because the social conditions surrounding a particular programme have a great deal to do with its success"
"...clear support for community education initiatives which could help parents to provide
the kind of pre-school educational experiance from which the children could derive tremendous benifit"We think we can start by providing the children with the tools needed to succed, we think practically that could start with give the kids the following tools they can use to learn at home:
- A computer
- A tablet
- A smartphone
- Fast and reliable internet access
Once the children have the tools they need, we can start to implement the AI system. In the mean time we can start building the infrastructure to support this AI teaching system.
See this example outline from the book "How To Talk So Kids Can Learn at Home, and in school" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish:
# Engaging Cooperation at Home and in School
"Adult: Who's responsible for the mess on this floor?"
## Instead of giving the above answer:
1. **Describe the problem**
_"I see wet paint all over the floor."_
2. **Give Information**
_"It's easier to remove paint before it dries"_
3. **Offer a choice**
_"You can clean it up with a wet rag or a damp sponge"_
4. **Say it with a word or gesture**
_"The paint!"_
5. **Describe what you feel**
_"I don't like seeing the floor splattered with paint"_
6. **Put it in writing**
Example:
### Attention All Artists:
"Kindly restore floor to original condition before leaving the room. Thank you, - Management"- Be playful (Use another voice or accent), in country-and-western style sing:
"Ad' see paint thar on the floor,"
"An' it's a sight ah do deplore,"
"Git out your mop an' rags galore,"
"An' help to do this little chore."-- WIP --