That was the comment of a teacher after I introduced her and her colleagues to the learning platform enduri. Her face showed a mix of surprise and disbelief.
My answer was not what she expected: Yes. Even with enduri, students still have to work. They need to assess their motivation and needs, choose strategies, reflect, adapt, and repeat the process. And yes—teachers have to be there to introduce and guide the use of enduri.
And guess what? Her remark didn’t make me—as founder of enduri—feel uncomfortable (as if the tool had just been dismantled or exposed). On the contrary, it made me proud.
We have been working for years on a platform that helps students and teachers work hard and effectively on their learning skills: progress-oriented, transparent, and never just repetitive. We are proud that enduri is not digital babysitting disguised as learning support, not a star-collecting reward machine without proven progress, and not content cramming that hides learning deficits instead of addressing them.
I am convinced—and supported by research—that learning means trying, failing, testing, reflecting, discussing, adapting, and repeating. In one word: learning means work. And the best people to support that process—to encourage reflection, offer motivation, and acknowledge progress—are teachers.
Yes—learning is a team effort. enduri, and the team behind it, make that work as fun, interactive, motivating, and surprising as possible. But enduri is only one part of the puzzle. The other part is made of engaged students and teachers who are willing to accept that the most important thing in school is to learn how to learn—and yes, to accept that it is work. And to embrace it!
