After our AI research: what do the exam results say?
After our AI research, we got a great question in an interview: if so many young people use AI, do we see that reflected in exam results? I dove into the numbers.
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Short articles about AI, parenting and faith, adapted from the Instagram account @slim.of.wijs.
AI update for (Christian) educators, May 2026
At the end of each month I look back: what happened that educators, in my view, should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and church. Now then, May 2026.
Read more →How do you guide children in AI use in primary school?
Almost 80% of children in upper primary school use AI, and almost 40% trust the outcome blindly. How can you guide them in this, at home and at school?
Read more →Research: AI use among children and young people aged 8 to 25
Research among more than 1,300 Christian children and young people shows how much AI is already simply part of their lives, and how little guidance is still given for it.
Read more →Watch out for this app: the AI fixer
An AI-built app that makes AI texts sound 'less like AI'. Useful for learning to recognise AI-generated material, but not something to share with your child.
Read more →AI update for (Christian) educators, April 2026
At the end of each month I look back: what happened that educators, in my view, should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and development. Now then, April 2026.
Read more →Do you know your children's school rules on AI use?
Three quarters of parents have no idea about the AI policy at school, while around 90% of secondary school pupils use AI for schoolwork. Time to discuss it.
Read more →AI in family moments leading up to Communion
How do you bring the call to self-examination around Holy Communion closer to children aged 8 to 13? I used AI to turn it into small family moments over six days.
Read more →AI update for (Christian) educators, February 2026
At the end of each month I look back: what happened that educators, in my view, should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and development. Now then, February 2026.
Read more →AI opportunities: five tools for a learning disability
Five free or low-threshold AI tools that can help when your child is hindered in learning by a disability or learning disorder.
Read more →AI: a practical one — staying involved in your child's AI use
What can you do to be or stay involved in your child's AI use? Six ready-to-use ideas, from a shared family account to the conversation about what ChatGPT actually is.
Read more →AI update for (Christian) educators, January 2026
At the end of each month I look back: what happened that educators, in my view, should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and development. Now then, January 2026.
Read more →Social media versus generative AI: why the appetite for reflection differs so much
Most parents these days are on board about social media: not too young, not too much. But with generative AI, the appetite for reflection is much smaller. A thought experiment.
Read more →AI tip: aivoorleerlingen.nl
A tip for exam year: aivoorleerlingen.nl, with AI teachers you can use to practise exams, ask for explanations or test yourself.
Read more →RefGPT: the solution?
Following an RD article about RefGPT: praiseworthy that there is action, but a few caveats about claims regarding hallucinations, reformed accountability and the comparison with ChatGPT.
Read more →Emoji and privacy
Many parents shield their children's faces on social media with an emoji. But two posts showed that even that extra care is no longer sufficient in this day and age.
Read more →Is AI formation fundamentally different for Christian parents?
Is AI formation for Christian parents and teachers fundamentally different from that of non-Christian educators? The difference lies mainly in the reference point: the Bible as a lens.
Read more →AI update for (Christian) educators, December 2025
At the end of each month I look back: what happened that educators, in my view, should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and development. Now then, December 2025.
Read more →Why AI sometimes sells solemn-sounding nonsense
A question about a black sling worn by a church elder produced a very solemn but entirely made-up answer. A nice example of hallucinating, word of the year.
Read more →NotebookLM: an AI environment to master learning material
A photo of the material, and one push of a button gives a complete podcast, multiple-choice test, flashcards or mind map. Google's NotebookLM is a tip for auditory learners and pupils with dyslexia.
Read more →AI update for (Christian) educators, November 2025
At the end of each month I look back: what happened that educators, in my view, should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and development. Now then, November 2025.
Read more →AI: a shift in what we consider "real"
AI doesn't just change our practical reality, it really calls for reflection. What does it mean for our arguments about music and film when there's no longer a maker, but a calculation model?
Read more →What does AI do to the brain of young people?
Studies and experts already give some indications about AI and brain development, but firm conclusions can only be drawn once real long-term research is done.
Read more →AI tip: "Taalkampioen"
With one photo of a word list, make flashcards and practice games within a minute, which you can even share with friends or classmates to play against each other.
Read more →Can you thank God for AI?
That's the question I just asked my children. Quite a daring one, given how many critical voices there are. Yet it doesn't feel far-fetched to me: four reasons why.
Read more →AI update for (Christian) educators, October 2025
At the end of each month I look back: what happened that Christian educators should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and faith.
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AI: good or bad? (2)
"The whole world is going to pieces because of AI; what can I do about it? My role seems so small." Three responses to that outer circle, and why I choose the third.
Read more →AI: good or bad?
"A talk about AI? Are you positive or negative then?" My answer: moderately positive. Three circles that help to think about AI.
Read more →AI and the elections
How left or right is AI? I had four large AI systems fill in the voting guide: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok. The outcome was fairly left-wing.
Read more →The sermon that was read was by…
Can ChatGPT write a sermon? An elder said: "You can still tell it is from AI." I put it to the test.
Read more →AI as the antichrist?
A regional evening about AI started with Revelation 13. I was startled. Yet caution is warranted with that conclusion, it depends on the "spirit" in which AI is used.
Read more →Privacy and AI
Does everything you enter go straight to America, or worse: to China? The answer is not black and white. And what about Sora 2?
Read more →Technology in the Bible
Is there anything to say about the Bible and AI? We take it a bit broader: how does the Bible view technology? From Bezalel to Babel.
Read more →AI is not neutral
Many children and young people ask AI personal questions. Is that bad? AI is fed mainly with secular sources, it is not a neutral technology.
Read more →Prompting like a PRO (2)
How do you teach your child to use AI wisely? Here is a handle: "Prompt like a P.R.O." - Fitting, Control and Okay.
Read more →Prompting like a PRO (1)
"Prompting": what is it actually? A prompt is simply the question or instruction you give to AI. The better your prompt, the better the answer.
Read more →AI for homework?
"My daughter uses ChatGPT for her project. Should I forbid that?" It depends. The difference between copying and learning.
Read more →Does my child use AI?
"In my view AI does not yet have a place in our family. How can I be sure of that?" AI is probably already everywhere, including in your home.
Read more →What is AI? The basics (2)
"AI" and "ChatGPT" are often used interchangeably. But ChatGPT is actually a specific form of AI: generative AI.
Read more →What is AI? The basics (1)
Everyone is talking about AI, but what is it exactly? AI stands for Artificial Intelligence.
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