Knows where you are
Start from attempts, explanations and prerequisites—not a generic chat history.
NearlyTeacher.ai by EqualEd AI
An AI teacher that teaches you to think.
NearlyTeacher is a personal AI teaching companion in development. It is designed to understand how you solve, find the idea holding you back and guide you towards an answer you can explain yourself.
NearlyTeacher is an AI system, not a human teacher. It is being built to support students, educators and families.
Learning objectiveUnderstand positive and negative square roots
Reasoning in progressThe learner is doing the thinking
The difference
A useful answer is not always the answer.
Revealing a solution can end the struggle without creating understanding. NearlyTeacher starts by looking at the learner’s reasoning and making the smallest teaching move that can help.
Explains differently
Change the representation or example while keeping the learning objective clear.
Asks before telling
Use Socratic questions and a progressive hint ladder so the learner stays active.
Knows when you’re ready
Move from guided practice to a fresh independent attempt when the evidence supports it.
Checks independent mastery
Return later with a non-identical problem and ask whether the learning still holds.
Applies what you learn
Connect a concept to an embedded QuidQuest where the method is not announced in advance.
A learning profile built from evidence
It remembers learning—not just conversation.
NearlyTeacher is designed to distinguish what a learner declared, what the system observed and what it inferred. Mastery remains uncertain, visible and correctable.
- Help used during a solution
- Likely gaps and misconceptions
- Independent and delayed checks
- Curriculum goals and prerequisites
Learning mapGCSE Maths · Algebra
Conceptual previewAlgebraSecure
Linear equationsSecure after delay
FactorisationDeveloping
QuadraticsNeeds reinforcement
FunctionsReady to learn
Recommended next stepWhy quadratics can have two solutions
Because positive and negative roots are still uncertain.
What a session feels like
Start where you are. Finish more independent.
A session has a purpose, a fresh check and a natural end. More AI conversation is not the objective.
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LearnNearlyTeacher finds the missing idea.
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UnderstandQuestions and explanations build the model.
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ApplyQuidQuest moves knowledge into a real decision.
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MasterA fresh, delayed check tests independence.
GroundedApproved curriculum
ControlledBounded teaching moves
TransparentVisible AI limitations
HumanTeachers remain essential
These are design commitments, not claims of regulatory certification or proven learning impact.
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