SUCCISA VIRESCIT: The pieces that make us grow

There is an ancient Latin phrase that has stayed with me recently: Sigment Virescit. It means translation almost, “When lowering, we grow again stronger.” Originally, the slogan of the sixth century of Mont Cassino Monastery, the Bandicin, reflects a simple but deep fact about the human state-often growing in the wake of the loss. It was once a call to Spiritualism And physical Steadfastness For me, it became a strong metaphor for perception It itself, especially in an era artificial intelligence The large language models are the strange dynamics of fluency without failure.

Today, it is the slogan of one of the leading schools in the United States, Dilberton School. It made me think: Why is the Latin phrase dusty of the sixth century monastery still feels urgent and relevant in the era of artificial intelligence? My feeling is that he talks about something still technology, despite its brilliance, does not understand. This is the necessity of struggle.

Cut as a catalyst

in educationWe have always known that growth not only occurs in moments of clarity; This happens in the moments of confusion. It is a student wrestling with a difficult concept, as the world faces failed experiences, and the writer stares on an empty page. These are the “discounts” from which we grow stronger. Friction, friction and failure are not obstacles to learning; They are learning itself.

Every teacher gets to know the paradox. We want to protect students from frustration, however, the moments that hurt more than others are the ones that build the ability to endure. neurology Paints An interesting perspective. The struggle leads to the release of neurotransmitters such as Dopamine Acetylcholine. These are the chemicals that indicate that the brain is paid attention Forming stronger nervous links. Simply put, the mind literally restores itself in response to difficulty. And when you remove the challenge, the wire re -wire never occurs.

Abbreviation

In previous posts, I explored how synthetic intelligenceEspecially the large language models, invite us to a world of shortcuts. in Artificial intelligence and abbreviation that rewrites human thoughtI wrote about how to erode the pursuit of efficiency calmly (and perhaps treacherous) from our tolerance with the cognitive struggle that can drive deep learning. The algorithm quickly completes our sentences and expects our needs. It provides a frictional surface as it requires thinking again.

But when the thought becomes very smooth, it loses its ability to surprise itself. in Where the mind stumbles, growsI said that the mind strengthens itself through difficulty and that stumbling, not success, is what deepens understanding. Sigment Virescit This dynamic is completely captured. The mind should be “upside down” to grow wisely.

When you remove artificial intelligence, the pieces

Artificial intelligence, by design, eliminates cognitive cuts. Do not suspect and recover. He expects and completes, and in that Digital processCertainly we are uncertain. But when doing this, it also cuts us the opportunity to grow the perseverance. When every question finds an answer immediately, and each draft is cleanly solved, we lose something essential – the tissues of the emotional and intellectual scar that transforms the experience into a vision.

Technology gift, if we dare to name it a gift, is the speed and size. However, its danger is softness. When we let the machines get stuck for us, we risk creating a generation of thinkers who are good at answers but are fragile in the process. At the heart of this, education, which was stripped of friction, becomes a performance instead of training.

The human mind is not only designed for completion but for correction. Our mistakes are “cognitive bouquets” where understanding is formed.

Restore conflict

How do we respond? By restoring the value of the resistance in learning, and it may resemble the training in athletics. We can use artificial intelligence as a mirror, not a crutch – as a tool that excites instead of calming it. Imagine the demand for counter -arguments and not just easy answers. Perhaps we should use LLMS not only to end the thought but to complicate it. Here is the main point. The goal is not to remove the device, but to re -friction to the stock exchange.

We all, from one student to another, we can all deal with artificial intelligence as a kind of cognitive debate – a system that can generate cognitive speed, but not vitality. This is our job. The responsibility falls on us to slow down, as the algorithm is accelerating and continues in the gray spaces that will accelerate us in the past.

It grows stronger

Sigment Virescit It is more than the logo. that it philosophy From the mind. It reminds us that the force is not born of perfection, but from reform. In an era that gives competence, he asks a fundamental but essential question: What if the conflict is the point? What if you stumbled, the setback, and the slow rebuilding is not a break of learning, but its essence?

Artificial intelligence may help us think faster, but only humans can grow stronger. The algorithm may complete the sentence, but it is up to us to live the story.