The spine
Autonomous AI
What an agent is, what it is not, and how to stay the operator.
Every sitting practices the rule: try first, hint second, evaluate always, parent in the loop.
5–10
Little Thinkers
Ready · 6 lessons
11–14
Young Minds
Ready · 9 lessons
15–18
Emerging Adults
Ready · 10 lessons
Adult
Lifelong Learners
Ready · 10 lessons
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A Tool, Not a Person
Education in the Age of AI · Little Thinkers · 18 min
Kids think a talking computer is a person
Units
Education in the Age of AI
ReadyTool vs person, try first, fluent error, permissions, privacy, a full sitting with a guide.
6 sittings · little · young · emerging · adult
Building a Week with an Agent
ReadyEval harnesses, memory hygiene, permissions audit, and when to turn the agent off.
4 sittings · emerging · adult
Open a sitting
Little Thinkers5–10
- 1. A Tool, Not a PersonReadyKids think a talking computer is a person
- 2. You Try, Then We AskReadyThis is academic integrity at five years old: not a plagiarism lecture, a pencil rule
- 3. Sometimes the Tool Is WrongReadyKeep this physical
- 4. The Tool Waits for a Grown-UpReadyKeep permissions physical: a closed laptop, a disabled send button, you holding the account
- 5. We Keep Our NameReadyPractice the sentence out loud: 'We keep our name
- 6. A Whole Sitting TogetherReadyThis is the capstone for the band
Young Minds11–14
- 1. Fluency Is Not UnderstandingReadyEleven-to-fourteen is the age that falls for tone
- 1. Break It on PurposeReadyThey use chatbots and study tools already
- 2. No Hidden HomeworkReadyThis sitting will surface what they already do
- 2. What Does It Remember About You?ReadyKids trade privacy for convenience without noticing
- 3. The Confident ErrorReadyThey already live in search
- 3. Every Tool Is a DoorReadyThey will meet agents that can search, read files, send messages, and act while they are not watc…
- 4. Tools Are PermissionsReadyThey want plugins, memory, and 'just this once
- 5. Nothing Identifying Leaves the DeskReadyGroup chats plus homework help is how other children's data leaks
- 6. Run a Sitting, Then Audit ItReadyPoint them at math, English, or science — the flagship lessons
Emerging Adults15–18
- 1. The Category ErrorReadyFifteen-to-eighteen will push on consciousness, boyfriends, therapists, and 'my agent runs my life
- 1. Test the Agent Before You Need ItReadyThey may already use agents that summarize, draft, or quiz
- 2. Ghostwriter EthicsReadyThey are months from syllabi that will treat undisclosed generation as academic dishonesty
- 2. What the Agent Remembers About YouReadyTeens trade privacy for convenience without noticing
- 3. Epistemic HumilityReadyRaise the stakes with them: college, work, health headlines
- 3. The Permission You Forgot to Turn OffReadyThey will meet agents that can search, read files, send messages, and act while they sleep
- 4. Autonomy Is a Design ChoiceReadyThey will meet 'agentic' products this year
- 4. The Off Button Is a SkillReadyThis is the capstone of the unit
- 5. You Are a Data TrailReadyTeens will trade privacy for convenience
- 6. Operator, Not PassengerReadyThis is where they either own the method or wear it as a costume
Lifelong LearnersAdult
- 1. Do Not Hand Them Your AgentReadyThis lesson is the parent operating model
- 1. The Harness Is the ProductReadyThis is the operator's version of the same lesson
- 2. The House RuleReadyVague 'use it wisely' is how hidden homework happens
- 2. Memory Review on a Calendar, Not a VibeReadyThe kit ships MEMORY-REVIEW
- 3. Teach the Check, Not the FearReadyYour job is not to become an ML engineer
- 3. Least Privilege Is a Weekly PracticeReadyThe prior unit taught the spec
- 4. Least Privilege at the DeskReadySOUL
- 4. The Operator Closes the ToolReadyThe child will not close the agent if they have never seen you close it
- 5. COPPA-Spirit, Not TheaterReadyThe GitHub kit has PRIVACY
- 6. A Week of the MethodReadyThe academy fails if only the child is being trained