Education Secretary Wants 'A1' in Classrooms
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·April 11, 2025gscott
andrewstuart2
Don't forget that the profit also goes to the 0.01% because there's nothing to trickle down to.
Ekaros
I get A5 and A4 perfectly good. A3 is acceptable for arts. So is A2, albeit getting big and that takes time to work on. But A1? That is half a square meter. Quite a lot to force kids to deal with. What next A0 for entire square meter? Or A-1? That would be 4 times the A1...
fragmede
what the US lost by not adopting the A system hurts my soul.
rdtsc
A1? In classrooms? Criminal! Kids should be taught that a good steak doesn't need A1 sauce!
__MatrixMan__
I was in my 20's before I learned this. Public education really let me down.
kmoser
They can mix it with ketchup (which, according to Reagan is a vegetable) to make a balanced, nutritious meal.
monicaaa
Saw the clip from that tech conference—honestly, I get where Linda McMahon was going, even with the slip. AI is everywhere now, and introducing it early could help kids grow up understanding how to use it thoughtfully. But it needs balance. We can’t just throw tech into classrooms without giving teachers the right tools and training. When I was writing a paper on education tech trends, I found https://essay-company.org/ helpful for digging into studies and examples that showed both the good and the concerning sides of AI in schools. Like, yeah, it can personalize learning, but it can also widen gaps if not used carefully. So before jumping in, we need solid plans, privacy guidelines, and long-term thinking. It's about preparing kids for a future with AI, not just rushing it into their world without support.
clueless
This is so embarrassing.. What is this country doing?
belter
Not as embarrassing as HN flagging it
EA-3167
Of all the things going on now, a slip of the tongue seems pretty benign, doubly so compared to the CONTENT of the message in question which is somewhat alarming (albeit inevitable). George W. Bush would crank out far more nonsensical phrases on a weekly basis, Reagan was a mumbling goon, Nixon was a lunatic.
People who think that we just woke up to find that politics was messy and full of incompetence baffle me. It's possible to believe that Trump is a disaster and still keep a measure of objectivity.
brandall10
Saying 'A1' is not a gaffe - that's the mistake of someone who literally has no idea what they're talking about.
EA-3167
I have some bad news for you... most people in tech don't know what they're talking about regarding "AI", never mind politicians.
cj
I could see someone making that mistake if they misread off of a notecard or teleprompter.
I have some sympathy though. I habitually mix up "SEO" and "CEO" (and I do one of those things as a full time job). I don't have dyslexia - it's only those 2 acronyms I constantly mix up, but only when talking out loud or thinking in my head, never when writing.
belter
To be pedantic she repeated it several times...Face it, A1 will come for your job.
ragnot
My stomach is ready
jrs235
Slip of tongue several times while speaking about the subject for several minutes? Okay!
bobchadwick
To add to your point, we elected George W. Bush again after hearing four years of his gibberish (and after he, you know, starting a devastating war). That was 20 year ago.
tedunangst
Maybe try pairing it with AMD's new Al aluminum CPUs. https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/ai-3...
bobchadwick
Wait, am I reading this wrong, or is she seriously proposing replacing kindergarteners with A1?
jmclnx
I want her hauled in front of a real Judge for breaking Federal Laws.
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blitzar
How do you make billions and not know the difference between a upper case / lower case letter "i" and the numeral "1"?
zzrrt
1 vs I is a reading error anyone could make on seeing something for the first time. The real question is how do you be a national leader and go on stage to discuss "AI" with so little understanding of it that you don't detect your misreading, and so little to say about it other than we're going to start using it. The answer is that this administration's members aren't chosen for competence, they are chosen for loyalty and grift.
belter
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ydnaclementine
Al Pacino coming to a classroom near you
whynotmaybe
Or Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-gYOrU8bA
cornhole
I haven’t used a1 steak sauce in a while
Soon, critical thinking may vanish from education for most kids. The wealthy will keep real teachers, while poor students get limited AI holograms—all to cut costs and keep taxes low for the top 0.01%.