Tools, frameworks, and downloads to use AI as a disciplined learning assistant — built by a retired math teacher who has watched students learn, and fail to learn, for over thirty years.
Three practical tools. Open in a new tab to view, or download for offline use. Paste the Tutor Prompt into every new AI chat before you start.
Paste into every new chat so the AI behaves like a tutor, not an answer machine. Sets the rules before you ask a single question.
How to organize Projects → Chats → Thinking tasks so your learning stays coherent and doesn't collapse into a pile of random conversations.
This is not a personality test. It's a short "thinking contract" — fill it in once per subject, then add it to your AI project as a file. The AI helps you the way you learn best, not the way it defaults to.
STUDENT LEARNING CONTEXT & TUTOR RULES (Thinking Contract) What subject is this project for? What is the unit or main topic? What is your goal for this unit? What do you already understand? What confuses you most? When you get stuck, what is the usual cause? When I ask a question, I want the AI to: - ask me questions first - give hints only (one at a time) - break ideas into small steps - check my reasoning (not just results) The AI must never do unless I ask: - give full solutions - skip steps - assume missing info Verification rule: Before continuing, always state assumptions + one quick check. Final commitment: I will use AI to support my thinking, not replace it.
The memoir. What $300, two suitcases, and thirty years in Canada taught one man about starting over — and the patterns that run every life. If the AI content brought you here, the book is the deeper story behind the teacher.
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