Episode 03 May 2026 · 38 min · illustrative
AI in Education:
AI tutors will replace teaching assistants
…Change my mind.
EPISODE 03 · VIDEO
The debate
Two guests. Opposing views.
DA
Dr Ada Sample Agrees
Cognitive scientist “The economics are brutal. If a tutor app can do 80% of what a TA does for retrieval practice, schools under pressure will make that trade.”
SS
Sam Standin Disagrees
Secondary head of maths “A TA reads the room, not just the worksheet. You can't automate noticing that a kid has stopped trying.”
Episode notes
Recorded on video. The provocative statement is dropped at 12:40 — before that, the guests set out what a teaching assistant actually does all day, which turns out to be the whole argument. No vendor pitch, no neat resolution; just two people who’ve thought hard landing in different places.
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