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AI in the classroom prompts tide of concern from US parents and experts
While tech companies and Trump have been pushing teachers to use AI in the classroom, many argue that there is little evidence that it would actually help children In October, Kelly Clancy’s son received an assignment in sixth grade at a middle school in Brooklyn, New York, to create a science experiment and then ask Google Gemini, an artificial intelligence chatbot, for feedback, she said. Clancy, who has three children in New York City public schools, told the teacher that the bot “is something that just teaches kids that they can have machines do the thinking for them”, instead of suggesting: “Let’s talk to your partners. What about the science experiment could you improve?” Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, AI in the classroom prompts tide of concern from US parents and experts, While tech companies and Trump have been pushing teachers to use AI in the classroom, many argue that there is little evidence that it would actually help children In October, Kelly Clancy’s son received an assignment in sixth grade at a middle school in Brooklyn, New York, to create a science experiment and then ask Google Gemini, an artificial intelligence chatbot, for feedback, she said. Clancy, who has three children in New York City public schools, told the teacher that the bot “is something that just teaches kids that they can have machines do the thinking for them”, instead of suggesting: “Let’s talk to your partners. What about the science experiment could you improve?” Continue reading…
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