Coach Me, Don’t Bail Me Out
Respond to confusion in a way that keeps the AI tutor in coach mode instead of rescue mode.
Tutor AI learning coach Rosa is confused, short on time, and tempted to ask for a cleaner explanation instead of a sharper diagnosis. 3 explanations read 0 successful teach-backs 20 min before the next work block Narrow the confusion Ask the tutor to isolate the seam, not repaint the whole concept. AI tutor questions should preserve learner effort. Feynman explain-back identifies the seam, and later drills plus spacing prove whether the seam closed. Turn 1 Tutor: “What part of cosine similarity feels fuzzy right now?” Turn 2 Tutor: “Great. Why might two vectors with different lengths still point in a…
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