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highplainsdem

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4. AI use will still hurt their ability to reason and communicate. It will make them dependent on AI. It

Reply to SidneyR (Reply #3)

Sun May 10, 2026, 04:56 PM

May 10

will mean they'll understand and remember less of whatever they used AI to help with.

But I realize a lot of school admins are foolishly emphasizing AI use over real learning.

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I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment (The Guardian, 5/10/26) [View all] highplainsdem May 10 OP

Thanks for this, highplainsdem! Great article showing AI shortcomings. BComplex May 10 #1

You're welcome! I knew I had to share this as soon as I read it. highplainsdem May 10 #5

Great article. Hope this is happening in classes everywhere. ratchiweenie May 10 #2

I do, too. Sadly, there are a lot of admins who've fallen for AI hype and want even the youngest students highplainsdem May 10 #6

I teach political science, sociology, and history at a community college. SidneyR May 10 #3

AI use will still hurt their ability to reason and communicate. It will make them dependent on AI. It highplainsdem May 10 #4

Your experience with 'creative writing class' sound like mine GenThePerservering May 10 #7

I'm so sorry you ran into teachers that bad, but I'm glad you found local writers teaching classes highplainsdem May 11 #8

I was a homely girl which in a way was a superpower GenThePerservering May 11 #9

I doubt you were "homely" - most women feel insecure about their looks. But clothing and even hair highplainsdem May 12 #10

Excellent article... Spazito May 12 #11

An "abstraction refusing to take shape". Prairie_Seagull May 12 #12