"Education in the Age of DeepSeek: What Matters Now?"
——Rethinking Teaching and Learning for the Future
Dear teachers and students,
Happy Chinese New Year! As we embark on this hopeful new semester, I’d like to share my thoughts on something quietly reshaping our lives: DeepSeek, and the new questions it raises for education.
This Spring Festival, two interesting things happened: My 11-year-old son learned to ask insightful questions using DeepSeek, created AI images with Beanbag tools, and practiced spoken language with AI. Meanwhile, I spent nearly a month exploring DeepSeek myself. These experiences made me realize that artificial intelligence is no longer a sci-fi concept—it’s actively transforming how we live and learn.
So, how should education adapt to these changes? Let me share three reflections:
Classrooms must become more dynamic.
We’ve long followed the model of “teachers lecturing, students listening.” But when AI can deliver lessons more comprehensively and engagingly, why not reimagine classrooms as labs? Let students act like scientists—posing questions, debating ideas, and solving problems. Teachers need not be mere “knowledge deliverers” but guides who ignite curiosity and critical thinking.
Learning must grow smarter.
In the past, we spent hours memorizing facts. Now, AI retrieves answers in seconds. Shouldn’t we focus more on how to learn? Think of it like solving a puzzle: What matters isn’t memorizing each piece but mastering the strategy to assemble them.
Education must stay heartfelt.
No matter how advanced AI becomes, it can’t replace human connection. A teacher’s encouraging glance, a word of affirmation, or peers supporting one another—these are education’s irreplaceable treasures. Just as we use smartphones to capture moments, we must also learn to feel life’s beauty with our hearts.
To students:
The AI era isn’t about competing with machines but learning to collaborate with them. Like riding a bicycle, you need both balance and momentum—master technology while staying true to your unique ideas.
To teachers:
Let’s be navigators for our students, helping them find their path in this AI-driven world.
A new semester brings new beginnings. Together, let’s write an extraordinary story with wisdom, passion, and humanity.
Thank you!