The AI Paradox in Education

When Help Becomes a Hindrance

I woke up to a troubling paper last week.

THE SIGNAL

Gerlich's 2025 study confirmed what I've suspected for years, watching my kids’ school overwhelming them with technology (screens, apps, AI or non-AI since age 5!): students who habitually outsource their thinking to AI tools score lower on critical thinking assessments.

We call that “cognitive offload…