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A high schooler writes about AI tools in the classroom

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222 points dougb5 | 10 comments | 04 Sep 25 02:37 UTC | HN request time: 1.15s | source | bottom
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AIorNot ◴[04 Sep 25 05:06 UTC] No.45123774[source]▶
I’m an AI engineer but I think schools need a nuclear option

Banish tech in schools (including cell phones) (except during comp classes) but allow it at home

Ie in high school only allow paper and pencil/pen

Go back to written exams (handwriting based)

Be lenient on spelling and grammer

Allow homework, digital tutoring AI assistants and AI only when it not primary- ie for homework not in class work

Bring back oral exams (in a limited way)

Encourage study groups in school but don’t allow digital tech in those groups in class or libraries only outside of campus or in computer labs

Give up iPads and Chromebooks and Pearson etc

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1. HDThoreaun ◴[04 Sep 25 16:37 UTC] No.45129146[source]▶
> Bring back oral exams

With 30 kids in a class Im not sure this is possible. Oral exams scale horribly

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2. thomasingalls ◴[04 Sep 25 20:18 UTC] No.45131777[source]▶
Doesn't France still do oral exams?
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3. dghlsakjg ◴[04 Sep 25 20:24 UTC] No.45131843[source]▶
Bring back smaller classroom sizes.
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4. HelloMcFly ◴[04 Sep 25 20:46 UTC] No.45132025[source]▶
Bring back functional school funding models.
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5. 1121redblackgo ◴[04 Sep 25 20:56 UTC] No.45132090{3}[source]▶
Bring back a populace proud to pay for their priorities with taxes
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6. simonklitj ◴[04 Sep 25 21:50 UTC] No.45132627[source]▶
As does Denmark.
7. makeitdouble ◴[04 Sep 25 23:21 UTC] No.45133349[source]▶
Double education budget.

Most western countries I follow are cutting on public education and teachers are miserable. It doesn't sound promising to be honest.

8. makeitdouble ◴[04 Sep 25 23:23 UTC] No.45133358[source]▶
They do, but teachers are on the street every year as their conditions degrade. It might not last for long.
9. sethammons ◴[05 Sep 25 07:27 UTC] No.45135889[source]▶
My best experience for book reports was by oral exam in high school with a class of about 30.

Everyone has independent work and one by one you are called to the teacher's desk. He would take your book, open it up to a "random" spot and read a couple of sentences and then ask about what is going on in that scene. Hard to bull shit.

This could be modified to be like parent:teacher conferences where appointment slots exist while everyone else is doing something else (lunch, another class, maybe scheduled after hours)

10. ponector ◴[05 Sep 25 09:35 UTC] No.45136698{4}[source]▶
But the issue is not there is not enough money in the budget, it's just not a priority. Old people are prioritized, not young future.