Alpha is a network of K-12 private schools in the U.S. that uses a combination of in-person "guides" and artificial intelligence (AI) adaptive software to give customized and personalized education and coursework based on a student's individual pace and level.
Everest Nevraumont, a 10-year-old student who attends one of these schools in Texas, recently joined Fox News to sing AI's praises.
"AI can help with anything from figuring out a math problem that you don't understand to redesigning your whole daily schedule," she said. "I think learning how to use AI is just really good. It's a really good life skill for anything you do in life."
She assured host Dana Perino that she still has to learn and figure things out for herself. For example, she can recite all the U.S. presidents in order.
"You still have to learn how to do the math problem," Nevraumont stated. "Like for coding, if you don't learn how to code the AI, the AI won't be able to do what you want it to do."
Alpha Schools implement two-hour learning and are committed to ensuring their students love school, learn twice as much as students in the traditional classroom setting, and develop life skills.
Nevraumont described her lessons as "way more efficient."
"In a normal school … one kid might be already done with the curriculum, but one kid is still like a year behind," the student posed. "Here, it's taking you exactly what you need to learn to finish, so you end up learning twice as fast and still getting everything you need to know."
She and her peers use ChatGPT to "help come up with" essays, then revise and improve them. It helped her class place fifth in a global AI debate competition.
Alpha Schools are currently established in Texas, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Virginia, and new locations are opening soon in North Carolina and Puerto Rico.
