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Thoughts, research, and updates on AI literacy and critical thinking.
Teaching Kids to Fact-Check AI: The 'How Do You Know?' Habit
7 min read Four words. That's the whole thing. "How do you know?" Ask that question consistently enough, at dinner, during homework, when your kid repeats something they heard from a friend or read o
2026-03-09
The Doom Loop: How AI Dependence Quietly Erodes Your Child's Ability to Think
7 min read In January 2026, the Brookings Institution released one of the most comprehensive analyses of AI dependence in children's education published to date. The researchers, Mary Burns, Rebecca
2026-03-06
The Gerlich Study: What the Research Actually Says About AI and Your Child's Brain
7 min read There's a number circulating in AI and critical thinking research discussions that deserves more careful treatment than it usually gets. r = −0.75. It comes from a January 2025 study publi
2026-03-05
The 'Spot the Lie' Game: A Dinner Table Activity That Builds AI Verification Skills
6 min read Here's a game you can run tonight at dinner with no preparation, no technology, and no explanation of artificial intelligence required. It's called Spot the Lie. We've watched kids as youn
2026-03-05
You Don’t Have to Like AI to Teach Your Kid This One Skill
8 min read Maybe you’ve banned AI from your home. Maybe you use it every day. Maybe you’re somewhere in the middle, curious but cautious, watching your kid use tools you don’t fully understand and wo
2026-03-05