Marlena Jackson-Retondo

Should AI Chatbots Help Students With Their Mental Health? | KQED With school counselors outnumbered and mental health workers overloaded, can AI chatbots help students with immediate needs without taking the darker turn of AI companions?

AI chatbots addressing student mental health are in schools across the U.S.

For some, they have prevented disaster, but concerns about data privacy, research and regulations are top of mind for others.

Read my most recent article for @mindshift-kqed.bsky.social:
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Learning From Student Language — Instead of Prohibiting It | KQED Instead of prohibiting slang, teachers can use culturally responsive practices to connect with students and learn from how they talk to each other.

Here's how some awesome teachers are engaging with their GenZ students' TikTok fueled language @heymrsbond.com: www.kqed.org/mindshift/63...

Brother to Bruh: How Gen Alpha slang has its origins in the 16th century What was once another shortened way to call a friend "brother," the word "bruh" is now being used widely, especially by Gen Alpha kids, to address parents, express sadness, frustration, happiness and ...

Bruh...thank you @jaclynmdiaz.bsky.social for this story I didn't know I needed. I hope my title of "mama" never gets replaced 🥲 www.npr.org/2025/06/25/n...