Cognition & AI
The Body Finishes the Lesson
Why children often understand instructions through action, feedback, and revision—and what embodied robots reveal about helping learning stick.
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Why children often understand instructions through action, feedback, and revision—and what embodied robots reveal about helping learning stick.
Children are built to extract general principles from ostensive instruction — an evolved system that comes online at 9 months. AI systems can be trained on feedback, but they can't truly be taught. Here's the gap that matters most for every classroom deploying AI right now.
