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Weekly update - 13th to 17th January - by Luca

Lisa Gibbons

Hi everyone! As promised, here are the weekly updates.


We welcomed a new member this week. There are still some spots available, so feel free to join us if you're interested.


The group has created a roadmap for the next few months up until April. The schedule includes a tour of the Swindon 105.5 radio station on the 27th of January (more details to come), a live event called Meet Mrs. Smith with an actor from Prime Theatre at the Swindon Heritage Preservation, deadlines for the Arts Award, and discussions on the best ways to invest the donation raised by Agon Rai and matched by Mercedes-Benz. We also have a new name for us, here at Youth! Instead of being called young people, youth, or children, we now have an official name. We’ll be formally known as ‘youth advocates’ in future meetings and discussions.

Recently, our youth facilitators (We’re deciding on a new name for them too) visited a charity for LGBTQIA+ children and young people. They asked them to write down a few ways on how ideas can be conveyed (see below). Ideas include making videos, reaching out to radio stations or making our own podcast, voting on proposals, writing poems or forming a word cloud, online meetings, and more. They also suggested to keep anonymity when conveying ideas.

AI in Home Education

I've been home educated for the past four years and am currently preparing for my GCSEs using a combination of printed and online resources.


Let me share my experience of home education and how it suits me better than mainstream education. I prefer a quieter, more familiar environment like my own home, which helps me focus on my homework. AI tutoring from trained bots like Khanmigo (Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice), along with online resources like BBC Bitesize (Home - BBC Bitesize) and physical resources such as practice tests, are all I need for my GCSEs. School still offers professional teachers for help and access to exclusive online resources.

Overall, home education is less packed than school life and fits me better.


I would like to focus on a particular online resource I've found useful recently – Khanmigo, the AI tutor from Khan Academy. Khanmigo helps me understand how to approach a problem without giving me the answer. For example, I asked it for help with my Chromatography paper (see image). After learning the theory from a printed science book, I applied the knowledge to an exercise. When I got stuck, Khanmigo provided helpful information, allowing me to answer all the questions correctly. After that, I could solve similar questions without any issues!


How about you, do you use AI when learning? Do you think AI has a place in the world as a tutor or teacher? How do you use AI?



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