This article was originally posted on The College Fix by Micaiah Bilger.
Perhaps the biggest question puzzling academics today was the subject of a lengthy new article in New York Magazine: How do we handle artificial intelligence in the classroom? “Everyone is cheating their way through college,” the article began, followed by several anecdotes from students who think nothing of having ChatGPT do their assignments for them
A freshman named Wendy, who goes to a “top” university, told the magazine that she enjoys writing, but she relies heavily on AI to write essay assignments because it gets her better grades. “An essay with ChatGPT, it’s like it just gives you straight up what you have to follow. You just don’t really have to think that much,” she said. One of Wendy’s AI-written essays, which the magazine reviewed, was about “critical pedagogy, the philosophy of education pioneered by Paulo Freire. The philosophy examines the influence of social and political forces on learning and classroom dynamics. Her opening line: ‘To what extent is schooling hindering students’ cognitive ability to think critically?’”
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