Friday, April 10, 2026

How should you encourage your child's education in a world of AI?

I think the best advice comes from the poet Richard Hugo (Ironically, he passed away in 1982, so he never experienced AI.) I learned about Hugo from Mark Levy, who praised Hugo's ability to discuss large, universal concepts by writing detailed poems on small, specific subjects.


The advice from Hugo that I think is apt to education in the world of AI comes from his opening paragraph in his book on writing "The Triggering Town".


He talks about what he tells his poetry writing classes at the University of Montana: "In a sense, I hope I don't teach you how to write but how to teach yourself to write."


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