{"id":3923,"date":"2026-02-09T04:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/?p=3923"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:51:56","slug":"what-we-learn-asking-english-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/what-we-learn-asking-english-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Learn When We Ask English Teachers Rather Than Biased Algorithms"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_5c6e26139b94ceb5c1d4175b78d9ecdc\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/What-We-Learn-When-We-Ask-English-Teachers-Rather-Than-Biased-Algorithms-.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/What-We-Learn-When-We-Ask-English-Teachers-Rather-Than-Biased-Algorithms-.png\" alt=\"What We Learn When We Ask English Teachers Rather Than Biased Algorithms\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/What-We-Learn-When-We-Ask-English-Teachers-Rather-Than-Biased-Algorithms--300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/What-We-Learn-When-We-Ask-English-Teachers-Rather-Than-Biased-Algorithms--768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/What-We-Learn-When-We-Ask-English-Teachers-Rather-Than-Biased-Algorithms-.png 1024w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1024\/720;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  \n\n\n\n <section class=\"section blogTakeaways\" id=\"blogCrossPost-block_93a8f84a89b9723d6ee87c87d170ceff\">\n    \n      <div class=\"blogTakeaways__wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"blogTakeaways__header\">\n            Takeaways          <\/div>\n          <ul class=\"blogTakeaways__content\">\n                          <li>\n                  \nAI can support English learning, but meaningful progress depends on consistent human guidance and interaction.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nTeachers report that confidence-building, not algorithm speed, is what drives real fluency.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nResearch and classroom experience agree that technology works best when teachers structure and monitor its use.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nA real learning experience is built through relationships, feedback, and adaptation\u2014not automation alone.\n\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_9e9a9118df33720da7f776ae3ad69840\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conversation about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">education vs. intelligence<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has become inseparable from artificial intelligence. Parents hear daily that AI will adapt learning, accelerate progress, and maybe even make teachers optional. At the same time, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biased algorithms<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are already shaping which tools families choose, often without anyone fully understanding how those tools affect <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a learning experience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the middle of this noise, one question keeps resurfacing: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can AI replace teachers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? The idea of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI replacing teachers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is no longer speculative\u2014it is actively marketed. Yet when you step away from promises and ask the people who work with children every day, a very different story emerges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s what <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novakid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> did. The platform surveyed over 100 active teachers from its global network\u2014educators who collectively teach thousands of children across cultures, ages, and levels. Their views are not theoretical. They come from daily classroom experiences, real reactions, and long-term observation of how children actually learn English, especially when they are non-native English speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_4cb543f4f8b7a0a7fd33de20c24c0bbd\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Girl-attending-an-online-English-lesson.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Girl-attending-an-online-English-lesson.png\" alt=\"Girl attending an online English lesson.\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Girl-attending-an-online-English-lesson-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Girl-attending-an-online-English-lesson-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Girl-attending-an-online-English-lesson-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Girl-attending-an-online-English-lesson-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Girl-attending-an-online-English-lesson.png 1536w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_651c60f22b02ecce6d479d643f6bc3ca\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">algorithm education<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meets reality<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In theory, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">algorithm education<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers perfect personalisation: adaptive exercises, instant corrections, and endless practice. In practice, teachers see clear limits. In the survey, around 64% preferred mostly individual lessons, while about 34% chose a blended format. The reason was consistent across continents: progress depends on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teacher-student interaction<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not just on optimised content delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers emphasised that education is not about processing speed, but about building confidence. For <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non-native English speakers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, speaking up is an emotional challenge on its own. One teacher described progress as the moment children \u201cstart using words and phrases on their own,\u201d something algorithms cannot replicate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What teachers see that algorithms miss<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across dozens of open responses, teachers described the same risk: excessive dependence on AI makes students passive. 32% of the teachers explicitly warned that children become \u201clazy and less independent\u201d when apps lead the process. Instead of experimenting, they wait for answers. Instead of speaking, they observe. This pattern likewise reinforces <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bad social skills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially in shy children who are already hesitant to communicate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human teachers respond to things algorithms cannot measure: tone, hesitation, mood, and fear of mistakes. They adjust in real time, rephrase questions, slow down, or gently push forward. This is where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teacher-student interaction<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> becomes the core of learning, not a bonus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What research says when classrooms meet AI<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What teachers observe daily is mirrored in current research on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">artificial intelligence and language learning<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Multiple recent studies show that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/how-ai-is-helping-learning-english\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can support vocabulary practice, pronunciation, and repetition, particularly for short-term engagement. But they also highlight the same limitation teachers describe: without guidance, motivation drops, and learning becomes shallow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A large-scale <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/psychology\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2023.1261955\/full\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in Frontiers in Psychology showed that AI-supported tools can improve test performance and self-regulated learning, but only when teachers structure and monitor their use. Another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10652775\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indexed in PubMed reached a similar conclusion: generative AI helps informal practice, but sustained fluency depends on feedback, emotional support, and adaptive scaffolding\u2014elements tied directly to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teacher-student interaction<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research and classroom reality agree on the same conclusion: technology amplifies learning only <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when human teaching<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is already present.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_d1cdcd9ad89bb6fd557b1f89eebcd06e\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/English-teacher-in-front-of-her-class.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/English-teacher-in-front-of-her-class.png\" alt=\"English teacher in front of her class\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/English-teacher-in-front-of-her-class-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/English-teacher-in-front-of-her-class-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/English-teacher-in-front-of-her-class-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/English-teacher-in-front-of-her-class-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/English-teacher-in-front-of-her-class.png 1536w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_ed38d1262cc10e2f737d3dd057fde219\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What a real <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">learning experience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> looks like<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When teachers talk about progress, they don\u2019t talk about scores. Most of the survey responses pointed to increased speaking confidence as the clearest sign. Others mentioned children forming full sentences independently, self-correcting, or volunteering ideas in conversation. These changes are gradual, although unmistakable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers also agreed on the structure. The most effective format was 20\u201330 minute lessons, 2\u20134 times per week, paired with short daily practice. Free tools help exposure, but around 70% of respondents said formal courses are still necessary for steady progress. This is where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">education vs. intelligence<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> becomes visible: learning is not speed, but continuity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> non-native English<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-speaking families, this structure makes the difference between understanding English and actually using it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can AI replace teachers, though?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding the question of whether<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> AI can replace <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/english-teachers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English teachers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the response was clear. More than 64% of teachers said no\u2014AI can only support teachers, not replace them. They pointed to the moments <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when human teaching<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> matters most: calming anxiety, encouraging risk-taking, adapting to a child\u2019s energy, and turning mistakes into curiosity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI tools were seen as useful for generating exercises or songs, and about 40% of teachers viewed this positively. But many also reported spotting AI use in homework immediately, due to unnatural phrasing or a mismatched level. While opinions varied on whether this counts as cheating, the consensus was clear: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/ai-homework\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reliance on AI weakens learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the real risk behind the idea of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI replacing teachers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014not that AI is too strong, but that children stop engaging. And a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0191491X24000749\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in ScienceDirect agrees: teachers and students said that generative AI cannot replace the human qualities that are essential for competency development and personal growth in education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_7469988fd137572d7d12955369c526c5\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Online-English-teachers-on-a-laptop-screen.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Online-English-teachers-on-a-laptop-screen.png\" alt=\"Online English teachers on a laptop screen\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Online-English-teachers-on-a-laptop-screen-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Online-English-teachers-on-a-laptop-screen-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Online-English-teachers-on-a-laptop-screen-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Online-English-teachers-on-a-laptop-screen-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Online-English-teachers-on-a-laptop-screen.png 1536w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_c63c6e1ec1f8b8ed831c2a25eee5dc4d\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are educators important<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a global network?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strength of Novakid\u2019s survey lies in its scale and diversity. Teachers work with children aged 4\u201312+, from diverse cultures and learning styles, and offer their understanding with unusual depth. They openly discussed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weaknesses for a teacher<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as adapting to multiple learning speeds, but additionally emphasised that this flexibility is exactly what algorithms lack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are not opinions\u2014they are repeated classroom observations. And they explain clearly <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why educators are important<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in any serious learning environment. Their patterns were consistent:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85% of respondents said fluency in 3 months means foundations, not mastery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% said grammar continues to be necessary for accuracy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60\u201370% said progress without homework is possible, but it helps to review and remember better<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human connection in the age of AI<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again and again, teachers described the same moment: when a child stops being afraid to speak. That shift\u2014from silence to participation\u2014is driven by relationship, not software. It is the result of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teacher student interaction<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, encouragement, and trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a context increasingly determined by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">algorithm education<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the message from both research and teachers is the same: artificial intelligence can support learning, but it cannot replace the human bond that transforms information into understanding. A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> learning experience for real<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is built between people, not systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents, trust wisdom over hype. See how Novakid brings together top teachers and smart technology for your child\u2019s growth. Ready for real results? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/registration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a trial lesson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sources:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0191491X24000749\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will generative AI replace teachers in higher education?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan, Louisa H.Y. Tsi, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/psychology\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2023.1261955\/full\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial intelligence in language instruction: impact on English learning achievement, L2 motivation, and self-regulated learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211;\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ling Wei<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10652775\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial intelligence-based language learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Hongliang Qiao, Aruna Zhao, 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when teachers, not algorithms, shape learning? 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