The method
Human first. Guide second. Evaluate always.
WisdomForge is supplemental curriculum, not a school replacement. It sits beside whatever math book, parish, co-op, or public school you already have — and teaches the one thing those often skip: how to live with autonomous AI without being used by it.
A sitting
- Parent reads the briefing (five minutes, child not yet in the room).
- Read the lesson. Little Thinkers are read to. Everyone else reads.
- Try this — with hands, paper, a timer. No model yet.
- Open the lesson guide or a band-locked Hermes profile. Hint only.
- Evaluate what the guide got wrong. Mark the sitting. Ask the dinner question later.
Four bands, four rituals
- 5–10 Ask a Grown-Up. Conversation only. A grown-up in the room.
- 11–14 Talk About It. Hint, then example. No ghostwriter.
- 15–18 Practice · Reflect. Real argument. Cite what you used.
- Adult Companion. You operate. Fresh child profiles only. Inspect, test, refuse.
What we will not do
- Host a kids chatbot on this site.
- Clone your adult Hermes profile into a child's.
- Grade a child's soul with quizzes.
- Replace phonics, labs, or a living teacher.
- Pretend a model is a friend, a therapist, or a mind.
Integrity
No hidden AI homework. If the tool wrote it, it does not wear the child's name. Disclosed tutor use is allowed. Ghostwriting is not. If you could not redo the work without the model, it was not yours.