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EP 87 Should Kids Use AI in School? NYC's One-Year Moratorium Debate
Episode descriptionIn September 2026, NYC announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for pre-K through 8th grade. It also added AI critical thinking modules for high schoolers. Our five-person panel debates whether it protects young minds or holds kids back.In this episode:
What the policy does and doesn't cover. Schools and teachers can still use AI, and parents can still use it at home.
Why some panelists want kids to learn to think first, and why others want guided, Socratic AI tutoring.
The "use it or lose it" argument about neuroplasticity and over-reliance on AI…
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