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Randomized experiments found that people who got about 10 to 15 minutes of AI help solved fewer problems on their own afterward, and in two of three experiments skipped more. The finding is narrower than the headlines suggest, and the way people used the AI appeared to matter.
Google said Search, Gemini and related tools will be off by default for K-12 student accounts until administrators turn them on. Schools can reportedly enable Search without Gemini, but not Search without its built-in AI. Details are still changing, and parents' direct control is limited.
Self-testing and spaced study have the strongest research support among common methods, while rereading and highlighting have a weaker record. Effect sizes vary by material, delay and feedback, and some real-course results are modest. Students also tend to misjudge which methods help.
