How is a lesson different from watching a video or reading a chapter?
A video plays the same way for every child watching it. A chapter was written for a generic reader. Our lessons are generated specifically for your child: their interests, their level, their way of understanding. They're also interactive. Your child can ask the AI Teacher questions mid-lesson and get answers framed around the same examples the lesson already uses. Nothing is passive.
Can I regenerate a lesson that didn't land the way I hoped?
Yes. You can regenerate any individual lesson without touching anything else in the course. If the difficulty was off, the examples didn't connect, or you just want a different angle on the concept, regenerate that one lesson. Everything else stays exactly as it was.
How long is a typical lesson?
Lessons are designed to be completable in one sitting, typically 20 to 40 minutes depending on subject, difficulty level, and your child's pace. Max AI lessons run a bit longer because they include more examples, more images, and more worked problems. You control depth when you build the course.
Does my child have to complete lessons in order?
By default, lessons follow the course sequence; each concept builds on the previous one. You can unlock and reorder lessons if you need to skip ahead, revisit something, or adjust the flow. The schedule stays on your side of the table.
How does AI essay grading actually work?
The AI reads your child's essay and gives detailed feedback on their argument, evidence, how well they supported their claim, how the writing flows, and their mechanics. It's not a rubric check that produces a number. It's a real read that tells them specifically what's strong and what to improve. Your child can revise and resubmit. Written assignment scores also feed into Learning Insights so you can track writing progress over time.
Can my child ask the AI Teacher questions during a lesson?
Yes. The AI Teacher is live throughout every lesson and already knows the subject, the lesson content, your child's interests, and their level. It doesn't hand over answers. It guides with questions and uses the same examples from the lesson. During written assignments it goes further: it can see what your child is actually drafting and respond to their specific argument, not just a generic prompt.
How do I know if a lesson was too easy or too hard?
Quiz results and AI Teacher interactions feed into Learning Insights. You'll see time-on-task, quiz scores, and which concepts prompted questions. If a lesson is consistently too easy, the AI starts calibrating upward. If your child is struggling with a concept across multiple lessons, Insights flags it specifically: which concept, at which mastery level.
Do lessons include real-world activities?
Some lessons include real-world activities: offline, hands-on assignments designed to reinforce specific concepts: drawing a diagram, taking a photo, building a model, writing something by hand. You can enable or disable them and choose which types you want when creating the course. They're generated to match the lesson content and your child's interests, not just generic craft projects.