For $65,000 a Year, a Teacher-Less AI Private School Comes to Virginia
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A private AI school is coming to Virginia with a $65,000 annual fee and no traditional teachers, sparking discussion about its potential effectiveness and structure.
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One of the things I hated about school was the never ending waste of time waiting for things to happen. I would have enjoyed 2-3 hours of book learning and the rest of the time learning something I loved or at least exploring new subjects to study. If I was a young student I think a I would wanted to go to a school like this. Of course, the cost would have stopped me from attending.
>> Alpha “is a private school, which tends to attract families with financial resources, highly educated and providing lots of enrichment,” Lee said. “So when we try to generalize or extend what we’ve learned from this to schools writ large, there are some important differences to note. And so, how much of this is kind of the distinctive curation of students versus the design structure of the school?”