Episode Details

What does it look like to prepare the next generation for AI without teaching them to outsource their thinking?

Kathryn Good sits down with Vicki Davis, educator and creator of Cool Cat Teacher, for a thoughtful conversation about AI, education, integrity, and staying human in a rapidly changing world.

Vicki uses AI in her own classroom, but believes responsible use requires more than knowing how to prompt a chatbot. Students need to understand how these tools work, where they fall short, and when AI begins replacing the learning it should support.

Kathryn and Vicki discuss AI-assisted cheating, unreliable AI detectors, AI bias, the danger of treating AI like a person, and why parents and educators should bring students into conversations about ethical AI rather than simply banning it.

Ultimately, this episode is about something bigger than technology: raising people with the critical thinking, character, relationships, and integrity to navigate an AI-powered world.

As Vicki says, “Your strength is being a great human being.”

I think this is a better length for Apple. It keeps the human element that makes this episode feel like A Good Pour, while getting to Vicki's actual perspective much faster.