The Education Secretary now wants AI in kindergartens—not to teach ABCs, but to streamline admin and babysit data. Forget nap time, kids might be sharing circle with a chatbot. It’s less “learning with robots” and more “let’s replace staff with machines before they can unionize.” What could possibly go wrong?

What’s truly curious: The Education Secretary wants AI in kindergartens not to teach reading, but to crunch snack-cycle data and automate finger-paint attendance. So while “AI in kindergartens” sounds futuristic, it’s mostly about tracking playtime, not powering young minds.