Warn the students throughout the year “If you use AI all year for your schoolwork, you will fail the exams every month or two”. Teach AI literacy, how it works, and the dangers of not learning the material and how it’s a snowball effect. Teach the “why” it’s important to use your brain to solve the problem, and state that they should be using their own words/math/etc. Students suspected of using AI should have a note sent to their parents early on to hopefully correct their path early.
Exams are paper and pencil only. No computers. No phones. No smart glasses. When students are getting an A on their homework and flunking their exams, it’ll be pretty obvious. Even a student who has anxiety about exams can get a C.
Even before AI was a big thing, I really wish we had some kind of class, or at least an explanation from our teachers on the basics of how learning works. So much unnecessary drama could have been avoided if the kids had a better understanding of why their teachers were asking them to do things this way instead of just saying “do it this way because if not I’ll give you a bad grade.” Obviously younger kids aren’t going to be equipped to handle all the neuroscience, but I’m sure there is some simplified explanation that could be given that would get the point across.
This was an extreme example of this, but it was emblematic of the general way my teachers handled students who didn’t understand the point of the assignments or teaching methods: I forget which grade I was in, but in one of my math classes there was a day in class where I was solving the problems but not doing it exactly the way the teacher was teaching it. When they insisted I asked why I had to do it that way if it works either way. He said something like “Because I have the big desk.” Basically just an appeal to authority without any further explanation. “You’re a dumb kid and I’m an adult, so do what I say.”
Solution:
Warn the students throughout the year “If you use AI all year for your schoolwork, you will fail the exams every month or two”. Teach AI literacy, how it works, and the dangers of not learning the material and how it’s a snowball effect. Teach the “why” it’s important to use your brain to solve the problem, and state that they should be using their own words/math/etc. Students suspected of using AI should have a note sent to their parents early on to hopefully correct their path early.
Exams are paper and pencil only. No computers. No phones. No smart glasses. When students are getting an A on their homework and flunking their exams, it’ll be pretty obvious. Even a student who has anxiety about exams can get a C.
Even before AI was a big thing, I really wish we had some kind of class, or at least an explanation from our teachers on the basics of how learning works. So much unnecessary drama could have been avoided if the kids had a better understanding of why their teachers were asking them to do things this way instead of just saying “do it this way because if not I’ll give you a bad grade.” Obviously younger kids aren’t going to be equipped to handle all the neuroscience, but I’m sure there is some simplified explanation that could be given that would get the point across.
This was an extreme example of this, but it was emblematic of the general way my teachers handled students who didn’t understand the point of the assignments or teaching methods: I forget which grade I was in, but in one of my math classes there was a day in class where I was solving the problems but not doing it exactly the way the teacher was teaching it. When they insisted I asked why I had to do it that way if it works either way. He said something like “Because I have the big desk.” Basically just an appeal to authority without any further explanation. “You’re a dumb kid and I’m an adult, so do what I say.”
That would be great if the system wasn’t rewarded for passing students.
Yeah it really needs to be on leadership to help implement these kinds of things at the state, local, and school level.