if you want to know what tech startups think of education and teachers, this job ad on LinkedIn says it all. These companies exist to make money, educating students is not their first, second, or even third priority.
Some highlights: "Crossover is the world's #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We're recruiting this role for our client, gt.school. Have you got what it takes?
The most important thing you will do in this role (and maybe your entire career!) is be a part of building the future of education for your area of domain expertise. You will design a program to teach traditional school subjects but in a non-traditional way. We have a few core principles that guide our approach to learning:
Teaching is done through technology, not teachers. Why? Because learning apps take advantage of decades worth of learning science, including spaced repetition, forced recall, mastery-based progress, and adaptive algorithms which speed up and slow down to match the speed of each individual student. The science shows students can learn 2-5x faster and with better recall."...
"We believe technology can deliver an educational experience that engages and teaches kids 3-5x faster than the standard teacher-classroom model. By the end of our program, each student will be in the 95th to 99th percentile range in every school subject. If you are a passionate subject matter expert who believes that technology—not teachers—is the key to unlocking students’ full learning potential, then this job is for you."...
"About Gt.school
"gt.school is a stealth EdTech startup in Austin, Texas, the center of educational innovation in the US. Our unique approach leverages 50+ years of learning science, cutting-edge data analytics and high-performance life skills coaching. In doing so, we can help students learn 5x faster and unlock their full potential in both academics and in life. We are a remote-first company that hires globally via Crossover."
This company admits openly that it is attempting to avoid public notice. Likely because it offers no research citations to back up its claims and admits it is attempting to replace teachers with automated AI interaction. This, this is why my fellow educators are so resistant to jump on the bandwagon of every foolish idea and harmful edtech trend that shows up. Educating members of our societies requires time, money, and public investment of all types of resources. It cannot be automated and done well.