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jrfloyesterday at 5:29 PM1 replyview on HN

LLM assisted education =/=> no empathy is taught human-to-human


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alexsouthmaydyesterday at 5:36 PM

I have a slightly different perspective based on how I've observed schools use Bloomy. Focused use of Bloomy has allowed teachers to deliver higher-touch support to students who need it most (it also helps that our system identifies common learning patterns so teachers can conduct small-group instruction).

Human empathy is not optional, but rather required. Furthermore humans need to make the connection between the academic skill that's being taught and the real world application or relevance of that skill.

So LLM-assisted education has the potential to help humans be MORE empathetic and deliver the higher-leverage aspects of education only humans can do, while freeing them up from some of the inefficient many-to-one skill instruction for discrete concepts.

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