> I want my students to write unassisted because I don’t want to live in a society where people can’t compose a coherent sentence without a bot in the mix.
Kicking against the pricks.
It is understandable that professional educators are struggling with the AI paradigm shift, because it really is disrupting their profession.
But this new reality is also an opportunity to rethink and improve the practice of education.
Take the author comment above: you can't disagree with the sentiment but a more nuanced take is that AI tools can also help people to be better communicators, speakers, writers. (I don't think we've seen the killer apps for this yet but I'm sure we will soon).
If you want students to be good at spelling and grammar then do a quick spelling test at the start of each lesson and practice essay writing during school time with no access to computers. (Also, bring back Dictation?)
Long term: yes I believe we're going to see an effect on people's cognition abilities as AI becomes increasingly integrated into our lives. This is something we as a society should grapple with and develop new enlightened policies and teaching methods.
You can't put the genie back in the bottle, so adapt, use AI tools wisely, think deeply about ways to improve education in this new era.
Kicking against the pricks.
It is understandable that professional educators are struggling with the AI paradigm shift, because it really is disrupting their profession.
But this new reality is also an opportunity to rethink and improve the practice of education.
Take the author comment above: you can't disagree with the sentiment but a more nuanced take is that AI tools can also help people to be better communicators, speakers, writers. (I don't think we've seen the killer apps for this yet but I'm sure we will soon).
If you want students to be good at spelling and grammar then do a quick spelling test at the start of each lesson and practice essay writing during school time with no access to computers. (Also, bring back Dictation?)
Long term: yes I believe we're going to see an effect on people's cognition abilities as AI becomes increasingly integrated into our lives. This is something we as a society should grapple with and develop new enlightened policies and teaching methods.
You can't put the genie back in the bottle, so adapt, use AI tools wisely, think deeply about ways to improve education in this new era.