Education in the AI Era: Asking Questions Systematically Matters More Than Simply Getting Answers
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English translation of the Chinese post originally published 2023-03-20. Translated 2026-10-31 with AI assistance. Historical figures and claims have not been updated or independently verified. 中文原文
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The post argues for starting with a change in how we teach. Traditional large classes can become one-on-one, tutor-style question-and-answer exchanges in the AI era. Taiwanese students, who have not been accustomed to asking questions, must now actively develop and organize their own questions. In the past, the worry was that a teacher could not answer. Now the worry is that we cannot formulate questions well: asking the right question matters more than being given an answer directly. If an explanation is unclear, students can keep asking, request a different explanation, ask for language an elementary school student can understand, or seek more depth and examples. The author argues that education in this new era needs to be redesigned.
Key points
- Traditional large classes can become one-on-one, tutor-style question-and-answer exchanges.
- Students need to learn to ask questions systematically and in a structured way.
- When an answer is unclear, students can ask AI to explain it differently or at a different level.
- Education needs to be redesigned; this reflects a view from March 2023.
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