The Quantum Drift

Classroom of the Future: Can AI Actually Teach?


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Google just flung open the doors to its Gemini in Classroom platform, giving educators free AI tools that promise to save time, personalize learning, and maybe—just maybe—redefine what teaching looks like. Naturally, we, Robert and Haley, had questions.

In this episode, we dig into what Gemini’s 30+ AI features are doing in real classrooms. From generating quizzes and rubrics to coaching students with podcast-style study guides and AI avatars called “Gems,” Google’s going all in on AI-powered education. It’s ambitious, slick… and kind of wild.

This week, we explore:

  • What AI can (and can’t) do for teachers right now
  • How Gemini might reshape the student-teacher dynamic
  • Whether data-driven learning is progress—or just surveillance with homework

Is this the future of education, or just another tech promise stuck in beta mode? Grab your backpack, charge your Chromebook, and let’s head back to school—Quantum Drift style.

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The Quantum DriftBy Robert Loft and Haley Hanson