Learner stages¶
Readiness is demonstrated, not assigned by age. These are entry routes, not complete stage-specific curricula.
Grounding¶
Readiness: Supported reading, observation, counting and consent; accessible alternatives agreed with a facilitator
Practice: Read a complete age-appropriate work; keep observations; perform a safe household task with support
Assessment: Explain and demonstrate without generated answers; identify when help is needed
AI permissions: A0, A1, A5
Entry routes: L01-C02, L03-C01, L04-C01, L07-C01
Foundations¶
Readiness: Algebra, sustained reading and source comparison; diagnose gaps before advanced texts
Practice: Reconstruct a proof, parse a paragraph, compare evidence and measure retained learning
Assessment: Closed-resource reconstruction and an unfamiliar example
AI permissions: A0, A1, A2, A5
Entry routes: TS-F01, EX-M01, HW01, ML01
Apprenticeship¶
Readiness: Relevant foundations, safety induction and a qualified supervisor
Practice: Complete and revise a real task under external quality standards
Assessment: Observed execution, correction of failure and supervisor critique
AI permissions: A0, A1, A2, A4, A5
Entry routes: ML06, TS-F21, DR07, L06-C01
Independent formation¶
Readiness: Reliable self-assessment, prerequisite closure and practical risk judgment
Practice: Design a personal curriculum, conduct field inquiry and maintain an accountable project
Assessment: Independent review, unfamiliar transfer and delayed retest
AI permissions: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5
Entry routes: ML16, HW19, EX-M14, DR13
Advanced Open Frontier¶
Readiness: Relevant technical core plus serious specialization depth and domain safety review
Practice: Reproduce, extend and integrate a specialization result; publish limits and negative findings
Assessment: Expert-reviewed artifact, novel perturbation, provenance audit and human defense
AI permissions: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5
Entry routes: TS-F11, TS-F22, ML15, HW06
Lifelong renewal¶
Readiness: Prior learning evidence and an honest account of changed capacities or circumstances
Practice: Revisit a former capability, learn an unfamiliar domain and revise commitments
Assessment: Delayed retrieval, new-context performance, responsible help-seeking and decision review
AI permissions: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5