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The Kindercomp Generation

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	their children’s kindercomps, leading to later psychological		their children’s kindercomps, leading to later psychological
	and social problems.		and social problems.

	''See also [[Higher Education]] and [[Unconscious Education]].''		''See also [[Higher Education]] and [[Unconscious Education]].''

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[[Category:Everyday Life]]
Artificial intelligence and memetics are the core technologies
of today’s education systems. Between them, they
have transformed the business of conserving and presenting
human knowledge. The most obvious example of this
is in the earliest education of small children. Memetics
has done much to explain how children learn – while
advanced AI has provided society with an army of
patient, effective teachers. The result is a form of childhood
education more profoundly effective than any
formerly known.

==Kindercomps==
In most Fifth Wave homes, every child receives a
kindercomp no later than his first birthday. The cybershell
form of the kindercomp varies greatly, from a simple flat
“slate” weighing a pound or so, up to a cybershell pet
weighing 20 lbs. or more. Built into the kindercomp is a
computer running an AI operating system.
The lower-end kindercomps will run an [[NAI]], which will usually be teleoperated by the
household [[LAI]] when interacting closely with the child.
More advanced models run an LAI, capable
of independently learning the child’s behavior patterns
and acting in response.

The kindercomp is a companion, babysitter, and constant
teacher. As soon as it is “attached” to a child, it begins
to develop teaching methods suited for him alone. For an
infant or toddler, it will offer games and stories designed
to develop coordination and cognitive skills. Older
children will learn literacy and numeracy from
their kindercomps, then the basics of history,
literature, and the sciences. Meanwhile, the
kindercomp provides companionship when
needed, helps the parents to teach good social
behavior, and monitors the child’s physical
well-being.

==The Kindercomp Generation==
From time to time, the kindercomp’s AI
will be transferred into new cybershells, each
one suitable for an older child. Finally, the AI is
likely to be the operating system for the adolescent’s
first wearable assistant or virtual interface
implant. By this time, AI and child have
grown up together and are effective partners in
life. The relationship between an adult and his
childhood AI companion is often more intimate
than any he forms with other human beings.
Such relationships are especially common
among the [[Generational Styles|Transhuman Generation]], the
first for whom kindercomps were cheap and
effective enough to be found in almost every
home in the Fifth Wave nations.

The widespread use of kindercomps
(along with other technologies designed to help
nurture and teach children) has effectively put
an end to state-sponsored education in the Fifth
Wave societies. Children are no longer warehoused
during the day in state-run schools.
Instead, they remain in their own homes,
receiving personal attention from their parents
and the household appliances. The state’s
remaining role is to enforce minimal standards
in childhood education. How this is done varies
from country to country; most nations require
annual or semi-annual tests of scholastic
accomplishment for all children, with state assistance
offered to children who seem to be falling behind.

Naturally, the kindercomp is no substitute for parental
attention or social interaction with a child’s peers. Most
parents try to interact with their children as much as possible,
and make certain they have plenty of opportunity for
structured play with others. Afew parents rely too much on
their children’s kindercomps, leading to later psychological
and social problems.

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