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It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System (gizmodo.com)
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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have a friend who has taught Online university writing for the past 10 years. Her students are now just about 100% using AI - her goal isn't to get them to stop, it's to get them to recognize what garbage writing is and how to fix it so it isn't garbage anymore.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    her goal isn't to get them to stop, it's to get them to recognize what garbage writing is and how to fix it so it isn't garbage anymore.

    Sadly, that may be the best we can hope for.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I teach Philosophy.

    I need them to think for themselves, which just isn’t happening if they turn in work that isn’t theirs.

    So, I’m pretty harsh on anyone using AI. Even if it’s for a discussion post, I’m reporting it to the Academic Integrity office.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    her goal isn't to get them to stop, it's to get them to recognize what garbage writing is and how to fix it so it isn't garbage anymore.

    I wish English teachers did this instead of... Whatever TF they're doing instead.

    This is something they should've been doing all along. Long before the invention of LLMs or computers.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is the inevitable result of "No Child Left Behind" linking school funding to how students performed on standardized tests. American schools haven't been about education for the last 20+ years. They are about getting as much funding as possible.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    American schools haven’t been about education for the last 20+ years. They are about getting as much funding as possible.

    Not just American schools, all the way back to Leonardo DaVinci and beyond it has been all about the funding.

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