We went to dance classes all throughout I think eight grade and learned a few of the classical dances. Waltz, Foxtrott, Cha-Cha, Tango. That's Eastern Germany in the early 2000s.

My middle school in the us made us learn to waltz in gym class. I'm ass at it, but it was fun.

To graduate from my (American) high school, you needed a given number of gym points, and you were given one gym point per day of gym class. But, I learned, you earned one and a half gym points per day of dance class! I figured this was a great scam: I already hated gym class, so I'd get my points out the way faster.

Fast forward a couple of months, and I'm working harder than I ever was in gym class, I'm enjoying myself more, and I'm hanging out with girls in leotards first thing every school day. There was literally no downside.

Is this where I subscribe for more Van Helsing facts?

Not just Soviet days. Today, it's expected (although not mandatory) to attend a course on ballroom dance and etiquette around the age of 16. It's usually not in school PE classes, but evening lessons in dedicated ballrooms or community centers with professional lecturers.

There are also similar courses for adults commonly available. It's considered a fun hobby for couples.

We can't have people forming their own ideas.

People reliant on LLMs are just participating in an any% dementia speedrun. It's a social experiment, of sorts.

I love how some people are ready to just give up on everything now that AI can do it

Exactly. School isn't really about memorizing facts, it's about learning and honing Critical Thinking Skills. That's how humans are supposed to think, and without it, people substitute chaotic thinking that makes them susceptible to manipulation.

Also, it teaches us how to interact with other humans, so our first instinct isn't just to KILL them.

That's why we go to school.

The people who don't respect the value of school generally performed very poorly in school.

Realistically, schools were designed to provide a trainable workforce that could read well enough to learn new tasks and do enough math to make sure the factory machines were properly maintained.

Many people these days don't read a single book after they get out of school. The AIs are just making things happen faster.

Nope, this is a common thought amongst those impressed by AI. And I can relate coz when I was in school, no one would give a good answer to why I needed to do any arithmetics without a calculator.

They do have a point. School should be about learning and developing critical thinking skills rather than memorizing who the 30th president was.

I know my schooling had a ton of memorization. Funny to think about now that I know I have Aphantasia because I always excelled in math and science because they are less about memorization and more about learning a concept to apply.

They need to teach kids how to use AI. It's like people that won't let you use a calculator in math. "You aren't always going to have a calculator in your pocket"

I've always been a big supporter of open book/note tests

There is no reason I should be able to recite as much of the Canterbury Tales as I can.

The statement is dumb but I it does have a hint of true. With new technologies comes a new way of life and this should be reflected in education. The traditional educational system was created when no technologies existed and children and parents lifes were very different.
That's why every kid has "ADHD". They live in a different reality! siting down in a class for hours listening to a boring class and then having a test on what was said does not fill todays kids needs anymore. The global traditional.school system needs an urgent upgrade

edit I said Global because it's not a specific country problem

Waay back in high school I had a teacher who just aimed for getting an essay written at all. He had one assignment per week: a 5 paragraph essay due every Friday.

If you turned one in: automatic 75%, baseline. Turn in garbage each week? C grade free. He even said you could turn the same essay in each week. 75%. C.

If you missed it, 0% no make-up work.

A lot of the class failed.

You're right, but there's no easy way to grade the effort without looking at the final result. That's how you end up with a school system that prioritizes test results so much it ends up teaching students how to pass a test instead of learning and processing information.

very well said

When I was in school, I was given a maximum time limit to write an essat. I was told beforehand what the topic would be. My teacher told me the best way to prepare was write an essay before the test and then memorize it so I wouldn't actually have to create anything new during the test.

I never thought this would need saying, but the point of writing essays in school is not the final product.

Surely people don't really think that? I say that, and then I think about some of the colossally stupid things I've heard people say and say about education.

Whats worrying is that im already in that situation now with all the 50 page user agreements. Like fuck am I reading that every time.

forgive her, she's been outsourcing all mental activity for a while.

they're sending kids to school to learn things that are already in books! and if they wanted to know them they could just learn them from a book! why even bother to learn from a book when they could learn it from a book?!

Duckduckgo uses Ai now too right? Better use startpage, it's AI free and privacy based under eu law.

Not really, actually

Yes, but for recreation. For fun.

I don't have one. I walk everywhere. I am both privileged and in constant danger.

I'm sorry, but can you please attach the youtok link to your comment. I need to hear what you said, since I can't read...

Or is it just some AI bot trying to promote AI?