A guide for parents and students
Learning with AI, or just getting answers from it?
AI can solve a problem in a second. The question is what stays with the student afterwards.
An answer isn’t understanding
General AI tools are built to answer the question they’re asked. With homework, that means the problem gets solved, but the thinking doesn’t happen. AI that helps you learn works differently: it asks what the student already tried, gives one step at a time, and leaves the last step to the student.
This doesn’t mean AI is bad for learning. It means how you use it decides. The same tool can do the work for the student, or help them do it themselves.
Same problem, two ways
The problem:
Getting the answer
- “.”
- The problem is done.
- Next problem, you ask again.
Learning with AI
- “What have you tried so far?”
- “Which move gets rid of the + 6?”
- “Now . What does mean?”
- “How could you check the answer without asking anyone?”
- Then: a similar problem, on your own.
How to tell AI is helping you learn
These are signs you can check in any tool, not just ALMA.
It asks before it explains
It starts from what the student tried, not from a ready-made explanation.
One step at a time
It gives a hint or a step, then waits for the student to continue.
A mistake is part of the lesson
When the student makes a mistake, it helps find where, rather than just correcting it.
The last step is the student’s
At the end, the student solves it themselves, then practises a similar problem.
It admits it can be wrong
An honest tool says it can make mistakes, and teaches you to check.
Using ChatGPT or another chatbot? Here’s how to make it a tutor
You can ask any chatbot to work like a tutor. Here are lines you can copy:
- “Don’t give me the answer. Ask me what I tried.”
- “Give me one hint at a time, and wait for me to try.”
- “Check my solution and tell me which step went wrong, without fixing it.”
- “Once I’ve solved it, give me a similar problem to practise on my own.”
- “Explain why this step works, not just what to do.”
ALMA is built for learning from the start
In ALMA you don’t need to ask the tool to act like a teacher, because that’s how Maya is built. She starts from what you tried and asks before she explains. When you’re stuck again, the steps get smaller. When it’s flowing, she raises the challenge. After the help comes a similar problem, solved on your own.
Frequently asked questions
Is it OK to use AI for homework?
It depends on the school and the teacher, so it’s worth asking. In general, using hints and doing the thinking yourself is closer to learning than letting a tool solve it for you.
Is ChatGPT good for math homework?
It can help, especially if you ask it to work like a tutor (see the lines above). It’s built to answer questions, so remind it not to give the answer, and check every solution yourself.
How do I know my child learned and didn’t just copy?
Ask them to explain one step of the solution, or to solve a similar problem on their own. If they can, the idea stuck.
What’s the difference between ALMA and a general chatbot?
ALMA is built for learning: Maya starts from what you tried, gives one step at a time, and ends with a similar problem solved alone. Parents see a progress summary, and schools get distress alerts detected without AI.
How do I join ALMA?
By personal invitation, usually through a school. There’s no open self-registration right now, and there is no payment step today. The app is in Hebrew.
See the difference yourself
In the demo, you can pick a wrong answer on purpose and see how Maya turns it into the next step.