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How to Study With an AI Tutor Without Letting It Think for You

An AI tutor can explain a chapter better than your textbook, and that is the trap. A five-step first session that keeps the thinking on your side: attempt, explain, feedback, practice, review.

16 min read

What an AI Tutor Should Do (and What It Should Refuse to Do)

An AI tutor can explain anything, and that is not the test. What a good one should do, the four things it should refuse, the research behind each, and a ten-minute check you can run on any tutor tonight.

14 min read

Ritsu Is Live: An AI Tutor That Makes You Do the Learning

Ritsu launched October 19, 2026: an AI tutor that plans your own chapter or lecture, asks you to explain each idea back, holds solutions until you try, and brings back what fades. Why that order matters, and how to run it with or without Ritsu.

13 min read

The Socratic Method in the AI Era: Why Answer-First Tools Are Hurting Your Learning

AI can answer any question in seconds — and that is exactly the problem. Here is why the tools giving you instant answers are also quietly sabotaging how much you actually learn, and a four-step protocol for flipping the dynamic.

11 min read