I deeply wish I had AI-accelerated education growing up rather than sitting bored out of my mind while a teacher lectures at the bottom quartile

Top quartile kids would easily be a year or three ahead with good virtual tutoring.

But efforts like this run into the problem that only some kids are curious. The idea that "all kids are curious" simply isn't true.

A lot of kids prefer sports or movement over anything even remotely intellectual, and math and language just don't interest them at all.

AI tutoring can't deal with that. Nor can more conventional electronic tutors.

IMO rewards for completing work need to be external - basically physical treats of some kind, not sweets, but days out or off or something similar - to compensate for those areas where kids aren't naturally motivated.