Subhasit Ratnam
A companion to The Invisible Score

Student Reflection Journal

A printable reflection journal to help you think about the invisible AI systems in your world - one page at a time.

  • ~10 minute read
  • Print Friendly
  • Free Educational Resource

This journal is yours. There are no right or wrong answers. There is no grade at the end. It is a quiet place to notice, wonder, and record what you think.

You can complete it after reading a chapter, after a class discussion, or on your own on a rainy afternoon. Come back to it whenever you have a new thought.

Section 01

Reflection Prompts After Reading

Answer as much or as little as feels right. Draw arrows, cross things out, change your mind mid-sentence. This is your thinking, not a test.

After the Book

  1. One moment in the book that surprised me
  2. A question I still have about AI
  3. Something a character did that I would do differently
  4. A word or idea I want to remember
Section 02

Critical Thinking Questions

These questions do not have single answers. Sit with them for a minute before you write.

Think It Through

  1. When should a person make the final decision instead of a computer? Why?
  2. Can a computer ever be completely fair? What would it take?
  3. Who benefits when an app keeps you scrolling for hours?
  4. What is one thing you would like to keep - and one thing you would like to change - about how you use technology?
Section 03

AI Around Me - Observations

Spend one day noticing the AI already around you. Write down what you see.

What I Noticed Today

  1. An app that recommended something to me
  2. A decision a computer made for me (or about me)
  3. A moment I felt watched by a system
  4. A moment technology helped me learn something new
Section 04

Digital Footprint Reflection

My Footprint

  1. One thing my digital footprint probably shows about me
  2. One thing I hope it does not show
  3. One small habit I want to change to shape it differently
Section 05

Personal Action Plan

Choose one thing. Just one. Small changes stack up.

This Month I Will Try

  1. One habit I want to build with my technology
  2. One notification I will turn off this week
  3. One question I will ask before installing a new app
  4. One person I can talk to when something online feels wrong
Section 06

Creative Activity

Choose one of the following and take it as far as you want.

  1. Design a poster that explains “algorithm” to a younger student, using no more than 20 words.
  2. Draw the inside of a recommendation app the way you imagine it works. Give the little decision-makers names.
  3. Invent an AI that would make your life better in one specific, honest way. Write one paragraph describing it.
Section 07

Family Discussion Challenge

Section 08

Classroom Extension Activity

For teachers and librarians running this journal as a group activity, try the following extension after everyone has completed at least one section.

Continue the Journey
Cover of The Invisible Score by Subhasit Ratnam

The Invisible Score

A story about the algorithms that quietly shape our lives.

Written for readers aged 9+ and their families, The Invisible Score follows Maya as she uncovers how AI, algorithms, and data quietly shape everyday decisions - through a story that stays with young readers long after the last page.

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