Why do we "slow down" to fly?
Yen In an era where technology promises instant answers, our instinct at Yen’s World School (YWS) has been to hit the pause button. Philosopher Gert Biesta warns us that education is not about efficiency—it is about "coming into the world" as a thinking, moral individual. If we allow AI to provide every answer, we risk raising a generation of passive consumers rather than active creators. This is why we developed our "AI-ON" pedagogy. It is not just about bringing technology into the classroom; it is about teaching our students to "train the machine" rather than letting the machine train them. Why We "Slow Down" to Fly. On one of my daily visits to our Yen’s World School, I came upon a scene that delighted me. During craft time, children were handed an open invitation: “Here you have materials, craftpaper, glue, paper cups and sticks. During this hour, you can make anything you want to make.” There was no example on the blackboard, no correct ...