His classmate Ana Silva, 16, agrees that the system is demanding but feels something is missing.

- We learn a lot, a lot, a lot, and the teachers are more strict, she says. If she could change one thing, her answer is direct, to try to work, instead of only learning.

Vilma Eriksson, 26, a study and career counsellor at Westerlundska gymnasiet, has a clear take about AI.

- You have to dare to use AI. If students are afraid of it and do not use it, there will be problems, she says.

Louis describes a different reality in Luxembourg. Teachers reprimand AI use rather than teaching students how to think about it.

- We are not really learning about the dangers of AI, he says.

Both systems share the same gap. Neither of them prepares students for a job market where AI is already changing what skills actually matter

Vilma’s wish for her students is simple.

- Dare to trust that students take their own responsibility, she says.

For Louise and Ana, the answer is the same: more practice, less theory.

Three voices, two countries, one shared conclusion. Schools are moving too slowly for the world their students are about to enter.