Two Students, Two Questions About AI and Learning
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EDITOR BRIEF
Two educators reflect on student comments that prompted deeper questions about learning and AI. One teacher says a student was not confused by a text but avoiding the effort of working through it, and she now asks students to do more to resist the easy path of AI. Another educator sought answers at a coding summit after an eighth grader questioned the point of learning, which changed how she thinks about equity and identity.
INSIGHTS
For beginners, this shows that AI can make it tempting to skip practice instead of building skills. Try comparing your own work with AI help and note where you still need to think through the problem yourself.
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