Teacher Toolkit

A terminal-based learning and study assistant for students, teachers, and self-learners. Start learning sessions, generate quizzes, create flashcards, track progress, build learning roadmaps, find resources, take notes, generate topic summaries, and test yourself — all from the command line.

Commands

Data Storage

• Default location: ~/.local/share/teacher-toolkit/
• Override: Set the TEACHER_TOOLKIT_DIR environment variable, or XDG_DATA_HOME to customize the base path
• Data file: data.log — stores notes and session data with timestamps
• History file: history.log — timestamped record of every command executed for full traceability
• All data is stored locally on your machine. No cloud sync, no accounts, no network calls.

Requirements

• Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
• Standard Unix utilities: date, wc, cat
• No external dependencies or API keys required

When to Use

1. Self-directed learning — Use learn to start structured study sessions, roadmap to plan your learning path, and progress to track how far you've come
2. Exam preparation — Generate quizzes with quiz, create flashcards for key terms with flashcard, and use review for spaced repetition before tests
3. Classroom teaching support — Teachers can use summary to quickly outline topics, quiz to generate discussion questions, and resource to find supplementary materials
4. Note-taking during study — Capture insights and key points with note as you study, building a timestamped knowledge log you can review later
5. Knowledge self-assessment — Use test to evaluate your understanding of a topic and identify areas that need more work

Examples

# Start a learning session on Python (estimated 2 hours)
teacher-toolkit learn Python 2

# Generate a quick quiz on machine learning
teacher-toolkit quiz "machine learning"

# Create a flashcard for a key concept
teacher-toolkit flashcard "Binary Search"

# Start a spaced repetition review
teacher-toolkit review

# Check your learning progress
teacher-toolkit progress

# Generate a learning roadmap
teacher-toolkit roadmap

# Find learning resources
teacher-toolkit resource

# Take a study note
teacher-toolkit note "Key insight: recursion requires a base case to prevent infinite loops"

# Generate a topic summary
teacher-toolkit summary "data structures"

# Test your knowledge
teacher-toolkit test "algorithms"

# View all available commands
teacher-toolkit help

How It Works

Teacher Toolkit provides a simple command-line interface for managing your learning workflow. Each command handles a specific aspect of the study process:

• Learning sessions (learn) display the topic and estimated duration, logging the activity for progress tracking
• Quizzes (quiz) generate three reflective questions about a topic: what it is, how it works, and when to use it
• Flashcards (flashcard) create front/back card entries saved to the data directory for later review
• Spaced repetition (review) follows a proven schedule of increasing intervals (1, 3, 7, 14, 30 days) for long-term retention
• Notes (note) are timestamped and appended to the data log, building a chronological study journal
• Roadmaps (roadmap) provide a structured 5+ week plan: Basics → Practice → Projects

Every command is logged to history.log with timestamps, giving you complete visibility into your study habits.

Tips

• Combine with grep to find specific notes: cat ~/.local/share/teacher-toolkit/data.log | grep "Python"
• Export your study notes: teacher-toolkit note entries accumulate in data.log — back it up regularly
• Use in a study script: chain commands like teacher-toolkit learn "Bash" 1 && teacher-toolkit quiz "Bash"
• Customize data location: export TEACHER_TOOLKIT_DIR=/path/to/study/data

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