A thought experiment for Allen Learning App, exploring how students (grades 6–10) could use teaching as a method to revise and retain concepts.
Students are not actually teaching others, they’re teaching themselves better.
Most students spend hours consuming content- watching lectures, reading theory, solving problems and this leads to passive learning. Concepts feel “familiar,” but aren’t truly understood. Very few get to externalize what they’ve learned.
I spoke to some of friends who actually graduated from IITs and asked them some of their core learnings that helped them prepare for the exams. One point stood out:
They taught the subjects they were confident in to others.
What if students didn’t just learn from AI… but taught it?
Introduce a “Teach back” layer after key topics or chapters. Let students talk through a concept, not to prove they know it, but to see how well they understand it.
The best way to really know if you’ve understood something is to try teaching it. That’s when gaps show up, confidence builds, and clarity clicks into place.
AI isn’t here to judge or grade. It’s here to:
Think of it as your study buddy who doesn’t quite get it but is eager to learn with you.
Note-
This was a hypothetical fun project. So the feature introduction might not align with the business requirements and the product directions of Allen as a company.
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Table of contents
MVP prototype of phase 1 (desktop view)
Understanding requirements, key metrics
User flow and Feedback and AI logic (Figma)
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