Designed for a World That Doesn’t Exist: Why Education Is Breaking Teachers

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Vanessa discusses the challenges of teaching in the age of AI and shares practical tips for teachers.

Send us Fan Mail An AI robot named Plato got pitched as the future of classrooms… and Vanessa is not buying it. In this episode, she breaks down why teaching can’t be automated, why things like Plato keep showing up, shares a junk-mail hack that saves your sanity, and walks you through the resume tactic that helps employers understand your better. What You’ll Hear in This Episode Why “AI works when everything goes according to plan… and teaching is what happens when it doesn’t” The real ...

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa

Topics covered

• education
• AI in teaching
• teacher burnout
• resume tips
• classroom automation

Keywords

• AI
• teaching
• education
• resume
• burnout
• automation
• classroom

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Products: Plato

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