IV

Student at Alpha High School

[IV @IV_AHS]

I go to a school with NO teachers. I learn with AI tutors.

Today was my first day of school this year, and I am beginning a process called Bootcamp. During this process, I will work on eighteen "I can" statements which apply to real life skills.

Follow me to see my journey.

[IV @IV_AHS]

Today my peers and I finished our 2-day @Alphaschool teamwork activity at a campground with activities that challenged us all:

- We picked a partner (mine was @AC_923_ ) and we were each others lifelines on a high ropes course.
- We had to swing from a rope to small circles with only two steps each. We had to team up to decide the order in which we swung and how we could minimize our steps.
- We had to balance a giant seesaw that we stood on. We had to figure out who should stand where and what approach to take.
- We got back into our teams of two and had to walk on a tightrope. During this, we saw what went wrong and right with other teams and figured out what strategy worked best.

Do you want to know what was the most challenging part? NO adult intervention was allowed. Just a bunch of teens observing and working together.

Do you think you would pass?

[IV @IV_AHS]

Today at @Alphaschool, my peers and I came to a campground by Tampa to do team building exercises.

What we didn't realize was that our lives would be in eachothers hands.

We went on a ropes course where we had to operate it manually for one another. We had to learn to trust each other and take risks to get out of our comfort zones.

Would you try this?

[IV @IV_AHS]

Today I tried the Mount Everest simulation again..

My team got a 74%. We need an 80% to pass.

This simulation is way harder than we all expected. We need to actually work together and figure it out ourselves- no adult intervention allowed.

We have just one more try left. Follow me to see how it goes.

[IV @IV_AHS]

Here at @Alphaschool, I got a suggestion from one of my peers that changed the game for me.

I was struggling to understand and take notes on some science and language topics when I was told that I could put my app's explanation into an AI bot which can explain the content in ways that I can understand.

Now, I understand my work so much faster and am getting more lessons done daily.

What do you think about this? Should students be able to use AI as a tool at school? For me and many others, the answer is YES!!

[IV @IV_AHS]

At @Alphaschool, teens are learning how to give and receive feedback.

Today, my peers and I completed an exercise where we paired up into groups of three and gave each other meaningful feedback. One person was the observer, one person was the critic, and one person was the author.

The critics would give feedback on what the author wrote, and the observer would take notes on the way that the author received it. For example, I found out that I furrow my brows or tap my foot to show that im concentrated.

If I went to any other school, I would never be able to learn these meaningful skills that I can use throughout my whole life. What do you think? Should High School students learn how to do things they could use forever, or just sit at a desk all day? I think we both know the right answer.

[IV @IV_AHS]

Yuki Tsunoda was great in the car this weekend! I hope he will be able to get a full time seat soon so we can see him on track more! #F1

[IV @IV_AHS]

At my school, teens are responsible for creating our own study plans and following through on them.

At @Alphaschool, my peers and I are building personalized SAT study plans based our scores and the skills we need to improve. We set goals, decide what to study, plan our schedules, and hold ourselves accountable for completing the work.

Adults can support us, but they are not responsible for doing the work for us. That responsibility is ours.

Learning this now helps teens build independence, discipline, and time-management skills—skills we’ll need long after high school.

[IV @IV_AHS]

What school do you know that allows teens to create the rules?

At @Alphaschool , my classmates and I are making our own community rules and are voting on which ones to use. In the end we will sign a contract to prove that we will follow them.

Do you think all schools should be empowering students to make the rules, or should they just keep telling them what to do?

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Do you know how to set a goal?

Today at @Alphaschool, we learned how to set ambitious, clear goals.

We built an LLM that rejects goals if they’re activity-based rather than outcome-based, don’t follow the SMART framework, or can’t be verified.

Too many schools push work onto teens’ desks without teaching the skills they’ll actually need—like how to set and achieve meaningful goals.

[IV @IV_AHS]

@TMDude @WilliamsF1 Williams has so much potential and they absolutely have the drivers to be at the front. Both drivers have scored multiple podiums in the past. The Williams car is struggling at the moment with the new regulations, but that can surely change in the near future.

[IV @IV_AHS]

Well, Carlos is not a mediocre driver. The current Williams car is definitely struggling and is difficult to drive, especially with the new regulations. Carlos has 8 wins and 29 podiums. He is clearly a very talented driver. He and Alex are surely working with the team to help Williams rise again, but it is not Carlos's fault that the team is struggling this season.

[IV @IV_AHS]

Today at @AlphaSchool, we learned about the importance of giving meaningful feedback.

We explored different types of feedback and discussed how feedback can be used to share opinions, ask thoughtful questions, recognize strong ideas, and help someone see another perspective. To practice, we scrolled through posts on X and gave feedback on a variety of topics.

Learning how to give and receive feedback is an important skill, especially for teens. It can help us communicate respectfully, understand different viewpoints, and continue improving our ideas. Do you think this is a skill every teen should learn?

[IV @IV_AHS]

This is not true. Every car goes through the same regulation checks every race. There is no way that it's "rigged" because if their car follows the regulations, they simply just made it well. Their drivers are also very quick, and how could that be "rigged"? I think it's unreasonable to say that because how could it be.

[IV @IV_AHS]

I don't think so. Currently Mercedes car is very quick, but that does not mean that they are ruining the sport. Toto may have that opinion about the starting procedure, but that does not mean that they are going to change anything because of it. I don't see how they are ruining Formula 1 by just existing.

[IV @IV_AHS]

Williams is for sure a great team, and James Vowles is a great team principal. But I think that if another team that is making more progress offers him a seat, he may be better of taking it for the time being. Even tho every team he left rose, doesn't mean Williams will. I love Williams, and I think they can get to the top in the future. But for now Carlos is clearly struggling to perform at his full potential in the car.

[IV @IV_AHS]

I don't think so. Fernando made Q2 and qualified P16 in Hungary, and finished P14. He is constantly outperforming Stroll, being the only Aston to score a point this season. Also, the Aston Martin is very slow. Fernando has showed that he is still a great driver, he just needs a car that can show that.

[IV @IV_AHS]

Honestly, I can't agree with this. Oscar is clearly an amazing driver. He even might of won in Hungary if an incident (which he was not at fault for) did not occur. Oscar is absolutely a future champion, and his driving has showed that. Even if Lando is performing better at the moment, that does not mean that Oscar is getting "crushed by him". Formula 1 has just gotten new regulations, which are most likely the reason why he and so many other drivers on the grid are currently struggling.