RAISING THINKERS: Responsible Uses for Al in Education How to give young minds an unfair advantage the age of AI

Your kids are already using AI. The question is no longer whether to let them - it's whether they'll use it to think more, or think less.In Raising Thinkers, educator Shan Nanji cuts through both the panic and the hype to answer the question every parent, teacher, and school leader is quietly asking: How do we put the most powerful tools ever invented into young hands without dimming the minds that use them?Drawing on the latest research and years of teaching tens of thousands of students, Nanji lays out a clear, practical framework for telling the difference between AI that builds a child's capability and AI that quietly erodes it - and shows you exactly how to stay on the right side of that line at home, in the classroom, and across an entire school.Inside, you'll discover what the research really shows about AI and learning, practical guidance for parents, classroom strategies for teachers, policy and leadership insights for schools, and a simple framework for responsible use you can apply to any tool, any task, and any age.Clear-eyed, evidence-based, and filled with real-world stories, Raising Thinkers is a guide to what actually matters in the age of intelligent machines: not replacing human potential, but raising capable humans who can think, build, and lead - no matter how smart the machines around them become.