School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - The most important conversation with the people shaping tomorrow one lesson at a time. Where educators of all kinds join Jason Padgett to explore preparing students for 'their tomorrow' not 'our yesterday'
Episode Summary:
Thomas Hummel built Eduaide.ai from a Title I classroom where teachers were drowning in work. Now serving over a million educators across 130+ countries, he's navigating the messy reality of bringing AI into schools that are both desperate for solutions and terrified of making the wrong move.
Guest
Thomas Hummel, Teacher | Coach | Founder of Eduaide.ai | On a mission to move education forward while still in the classroom
Guest Links
Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-hummel-905ab5294/
Eduaide.ai
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eduaide-a
Website: https://www.eduaide.ai/
Key Timestamps:[03:15] - From Title I classroom struggles to building Eduaide.ai[08:20] - Million teachers signed up, 130+ countries served[12:45] - Teachers as mentors vs knowledge deliverers[16:30] - The talent crisis: Why valedictorians aren't becoming teachers[22:10] - School districts wrapping ChatGPT in company logos[28:40] - His own district won't adopt AI despite his offers[33:15] - Shadow AI use in schools mirrors healthcare's HIPAA concerns[38:50] - Why blue-collar jobs survived while white-collar jobs got disrupted[42:25] - The dexterity problem keeping plumbers safe from robots[45:10] - What to tell a 16-year-old worried about their career future[47:30] - The 30% who show up on fire could run everything with AI
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