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US teachers redesign classes to counter student reliance on AI

Educators shift toward in-class writing, oral exams, and direct assessment as generative AI becomes ubiquitous among students.

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What to know

  • US teachers are fundamentally restructuring classrooms by shifting from take-home assignments to in-class writing, oral exams, and direct assessment—a response to widespread student use of AI chatbots for homework.
  • Teachers across math, English, and humanities are redesigning assignments to measure thinking rather than answers, with some eliminating homework entirely in favor of monitored in-class work.
  • Research shows mixed results: a Harvard study found AI tutors improved engagement, while an MIT study found ChatGPT users worked faster but thought less deeply; a RAND survey found the majority of US students and teachers already use AI for schoolwork.
  • School systems remain divided on AI policy, leaving many teachers to navigate the transition on their own without clear guidance on integrating AI into education.

“My main abili…”

Meghan Hyland, High school English teacher, New York City suburb · Channel News Asia ↗ · Oct 27

Tristen Chang Sixth-grade humanities teacher, San FranciscoBobson Wong High school math teacher, New YorkRusty Shabe Middle school English teacher, San FranciscoMeghan Hyland High school English teacher, New York City suburbAntero Garcia Education professor, Stanford; president, National Council of Teachers of English

US teachers redesign classes to counter student reliance on AI
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    Education experts acknowledge uncertainty about AI's role in schools

    Antero Garcia, an education professor at Stanford University and president of the National Council of Teachers of English, notes that while adults use AI tools for work, educators have not figured out what that means for education. School systems remain divided over whether AI should be integrated into classrooms or restricted.

    “Where many adults are using these tools for various kinds of purposes to help them in work-based settings, we haven't really figured out what that means for education.”
    — Antero Garcia
    1. 2 outlets How teachers are remaking classrooms for the AI age

      first by Reuters, 10d ago · also Channel News Asia

  2. background

    Math and English teachers increase in-class work and monitoring — Bobson Wong, a high school math teacher in New York, now assigns fewer homework questions and more in-class practice to better monitor student work. Rusty Shabe, a middle school English teacher in San Francisco, devotes more classroom time to writing, spending a month on an essay with seventh-graders.

  3. background

    San Francisco teacher shifts to oral exams to prevent chatbot reliance — Sixth-grade humanities teacher Tristen Chang eliminated take-home essays and began using oral exams, asking students 15 questions about character, plot, theme, and metaphor which students can answer in as little as five minutes.

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    Teachers across US restructure assignments and assessments for AI era

    Reuters interviews with a dozen teachers and education experts across the country reveal widespread shifts in pedagogy: educators are assigning less take-home work, increasing in-class writing and discussion, and redesigning assignments to measure students' thinking rather than simply their answers.

    “There's been a long march of technology changing teaching, but AI is the most drastic. Everything's out the window.”
    — Tristen Chang
  5. background

    Teachers observe students using phones to access AI during school — Meghan Hyland, a high school English teacher in a New York City suburb, discovered some students were going to the bathroom to access AI on their phones, prompting her to require phones be left behind when students leave class.

  6. background

    Majority of US students and teachers report using AI for schoolwork — A RAND survey found that the majority of US students and English, math, and science teachers reported using AI for schoolwork.

  7. background

    Harvard study finds custom AI tutor improves learning gains — A randomized trial at Harvard University found that a custom AI tutor improved both learning gains and student engagement, while an MIT Media Lab study found that people using ChatGPT to write essays completed work faster but appeared to do less thinking.