My kids are taking their first big exams – and revealing my own anxieties about AI and long division | Emma Brockes

As the traditional route of school, university and entry-level job is ever more precarious, it’s no wonder parents are feeling the strain Called on to do long division, how would you fare? I had no illusions going in. I couldn’t do it the first time round and, four decades later, it seemed unlikely the situation had improved. (For a split second I thought AI might help, but it was like listening to street directions, only worse.) And so, while parents of 11-year-olds offer sympathy and suppor...

By Emma Brockes