Teachers Wrestling with AI in Classroom
Faculty are experiencing discomfort and challenges related to the increasing use and mandated integration of AI tools in education. Concerns range from ethical objections from students to a lack of trust in student work and a feeling that AI undermines authentic learning and assessment.
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“I was just curious about the general thoughts on AI in the classroom. I once mentioned i used it for something and someone told me horrible things. Ive used it. I would never grade with it. I think that's a bad move. In my school…”
“From the Crimson: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/9/3/humanities-ai-pushback-deming/ Deming identified “AI use policies” as a priority for the academic year in the Wednesday message, saying he hoped to roll out College-wide advisory guidelines on AI by the end of the year and proposing “AI acceptance or even encouragement” in writing- and project- heavy classes. Just absolutely wild submitted by /u/Boggles103 [link] [comments]”
“Hey guys, dumb question maybe, but is there an actual test or tool out there that checks how "AI literate" you really are? I am sick of trying to explain what I mean to LLMs. Is there a quiz, checklist, or site that benchmarks this so I can see my blind spots, maybe it is a prompting issue? submitted by /u/erdematar [link] [comments]”
“Even if you're pro-AI, there's a reason calculators are banned from math classes until a certain point. It seems like a no-brainer to have people learn on hammers before moving them to nailguns.I can't help but think of this Chesterton Quote:"It is, on the contrary, a thing analogous to writing one's own love-letters or blowing one's own nose. These things we want a man to do for himself, even if he does them badly. I am not here arguing the truth of any of these conceptions; I know that some mo”
“A uni in Australia has a chatbot teaching 2 core psychology courses. I can't see where it says that there is no academic in charge and just the chatbot running it all, but never-the-less, quite worrying. What are your thoughts about this? https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/general/university-replaces-in-person-psychology-classes-with-ai-chatbot/ar-AA2bo8gn?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=6a987e9f365f47efbf562d9586145c5a&ei=13 submitted by /u/Organised_chaotic [link] [comments”
“I feel your vent. In teaching school, we now have the professors pushing AI use in the classroom. I witnessed my fellow classmates using AI to summarize their own literature so that they didn't need to read it and could give a response to it without having to think. As far as I could see AI use wasn't punished in any way. I don't know what percentage of my class used AI, many of my classmates pushed using it for everything. I don't have a good answer for you. I'm one of those”
“In one of my classes, homework is for a completion grade only. I explained how homework gives them the practice they need. Still, first homework, I have something that is 100% AI though I could never prove it and it's a waste of my time to think one more second about it. Moreover, the HW wasn't even turned it in the form I asked it for. In fact, the AI misread the directions on turning it in and created something that exceedingly stupidly makes it very annoying to print out and read, yet”
“In the past year I managed to rework my classes to keep a solid human relationship with my students and give them a chance to fully use and love their brain. This made us all very happy. But now, outside class, my social relationships feel increasingly deadened by AI. Every conversation involves someone pulling out a phone and saying "let's ask Claude". Any time I ask a friend for advice or a recommendation, I receive "Chatgpt says...." followed by a long block of text. W”
“For context, I am trying to major in engineering and I asked my AP calc teacher if he can write my lor and he said yes but he'll use ai. He told me to give him a brag sheet and that he will edit the lor so it wont sound ai but im scared it might be a red flag to admission officers. I asked my precalc/Algebra 2 for a lor teacher and he said yes and that he'll right a "pretty good" lor. But the thing is, I feel like my AP calc teacher knows me a lot better as of recent because of”
“Hello! I teach as a sub in one of the universities in my country. ever since AI tech evolved, more and more of our students submit papers that are mostly AI written. and now AI tech is getting smarter, just a good prompt can really produce great results unless you're familiar with the writing style of your student. I encountered more than 10 papers this term that had huge chunks of AI written text. I was advised by a co-teacher to use docu replays to see how a student has written their submi”
“So, I've ragged on students relying too much on AI. But then, there are some AI resources I'd like to use in class, mainly for content. Dilemma... submitted by /u/eiyoooo [link] [comments]”
“So sorry to hear that AI has infested your program so heavily. A great list of concepts to start developing your pedagogy, in no particular order: Backwards Planning. Build instructional units by starting with the end result. Ask yourself, What skill and/or understanding do I want students to take from this unit? Then, design a great summative assessment that figures out if a student hits the target you've decided. Then, all you have to do is plan lessons that build intelligently toward that”
“Hi! This is my first time in this subreddit and I really hope I can get some much needed help. I am in my second, and final, year of my single-subject credential/masters program. The class I am in right now is supposed to be subject specific pedagogy, something I was really looking forward to as I thought it would finally teach me the nitty gritty of how to teach (for lack of better terms). I hope to be a middle school ELA teacher by the way. However, my professor constantly promotes generative”
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“Not a teacher — I keep seeing this mentioned in passing and I'm curious how common it really is. The situation I mean: you move something in-class, handwritten, no devices, and find out students can't do a thing you were pretty sure had been learned weeks or months ago. Has that happened to you? What was the assignment, and what turned out to be missing — the writing, working through the steps, just knowing how to start? And did it change anything about how you assess now, or was it more”
“Hello my fellow professors and happy semesters to all! So I don't allow class recordings, mainly for privacy reasons but also since no one was watching them anyway. This hasn't been an issue until now. I've gotten a student accommodation allowing them to record class, especially lectures. In the past, I wouldn't have blinked at this accommodation, but given the AI deepfakes and spiteful retaliatory nature students can have, as well as where I teach (red state), I am now worried a”
“I use it extensively for file and workflow management, but don't create with it (nothing I hand a student is made by ai). I have ppts that populate daily based on the lesson plans. These are not instructional but informative only (what we did, what's due, where to find assignments). I also have ai agents pull my worksheets from a file bank for each lesson in my plans. For example, today my students are making an acrostic on SERVSAFE (teach HS culinary) after they take notes on a ppt. Out”
“I do everything I can to avoid it. As others have said, if I won't hold myself to a lower standard than I do my students. That being said, I have used it to make age appropriate reading articles for students when I can't find the right article for my lesson, the article I want is behind a paywall (and so I need to synthesize something else from existing data), or the article I want is written at a collegiate or above level (full medical/research studies). There are good uses for the tool”
“I'll admit I've used it a bit this year, but not for teaching. I already know how to teach and am an expert on it. I have coworkers that are also experts and we bounce ideas off eachother. The worksheets, etc that AI produce are formulaic and cause issues in the classroom. Kids know when its AI generated and think its ok to use it if the teacher does. Now like I said I don't completely avoid it either. In part because some things like the stupid google auto search is unavoidable, but”
“For proofreading my slide presentations and sometimes to come up with quiz questions. Usually, it takes me a good amount of time to create my lessons, so I'll use ChatGPT to proofread my slides because one little mistake will make the kids lose focus. I sometimes use Canva's AI to make a boring worksheet look more interesting, though the results are hit-or-miss. And then, if I need some quiz questions, I use Magic School AI. I never use it to create anything, just to edit.”
“It's NOT a documented phenomena, that's a world of difference between pop science articles and actual peer reviewed research papers. On what basis was the intelligence judged? And how did they define "intelligence" to begin with? Can you site any neurologist who would approve of that statement? but Gens Z and A are genuinely at risk of not being able to recognize bad actors, propaganda, historical patterns, etc because of AI, YouTube, 24/7 overstimulation, never being "bor”
“saw an index published last month claiming 25 of 60 ranked schools have no required AI course. electives yes, requirements no. so you can graduate in 2026 having taken exactly zero. and look I know the counterargument, tools change every 6 months, syllabus written in jan is dead by june, the school can't keep up. fine. but that argument works a little too well? like it also justifies never teaching it, ever, which is suspiciously convenient I'm doing GMP at SPJIMR right now and honestly”
“Just an observation, no advice needed… So, my faculty has asked us to change a certain percentage of our assessments to mitigate AI risk. This involves incorporating a lot more in-class assessments or invigilated exams. So, I duly upped the number of in-class assessments and put notices everywhere, reminders, explained a number of times etc. that you won’t do well in this subject if you skip classes. We already have a threshold of compulsory attendance but students can easily apply for ad hoc ex”
“Idk. I don't think we need to "teach to AI". Like students will pick it up themselves. We should teach them if and how whatever AI spits out is actually the truth or realistic.”
“Nono, not a private school, a private language academy. After-school classes, things like that. And yes, a lot of the private schools do have that reputation. My wife taught at one for 2yrs, and while about half of her kids were there because of bullying issues in the public schools (they tended to be very motivated, apparently), the other half were transparently purchasing their Diploma and she despaired of them passing Maturita, let alone entering Uni.”
“I want to meet the educators who approved this modification....can we even call it an accomodation? AI will be doing all the work for this student.”
“Nah especially is the college has online classes, people are just using AI for all of their discussion questions and essays and bada bing bada boom, they get their diploma.”
“When a person on their way to being a research professor is using AI, I realise why our university system is ultimately stuffed.”
“(I put this as WWYD, but I think it's more like, is anyone else out there experiencing this? So... IAEOTET?) This is a throw-away account because I have to be very careful about what I say. I'm also so sorry for the length, just needed somewhere to get this out. I won't be mentioning where I live or work, only to say that I am a faculty member at an MSW program in the U.S. Last year, we received messaging from our university leadership to begin introducing AI "ethically and resp”
“Spot on. The time saved for me, besides creating better lessons for my classes, is extra time for my own life and family, and how is that a bad thing? And your last points are so true. Part of the big mess of education we have in America is the administration and others who think we need to pamper and coddle students, let them misbehave, because they have anger issues or discipline issues. I understand the social ills we have, but none of that negates the horrible behavior that is caused by some”
“This is how I use AI... In the beginning of the year there was this push to incorporate it more into your lesson planning. Not necessarily to make your lessons. What I've done, since I'm a PLC lead and teach an EoC course is just uploaded the standards for the test and the instructional pacing calendar that the district gave me, and just run my lessons through it and ask for input. What standards are being used, how is the pacing of my lessons compared to the district. So in essence the”
“Funny, I say this, and everyone craps their pants and votes me down. It's so ridiculous to think that saving time as a teacher is a bad thing. WTH is wrong with some of these teachers? Logically, if I can get more lessons and tests done with the help of AI, then less, what's better? If i can make interesting and fun slides using AI because it can do things I can't, vs. not being able to make them, what is better? Ugh.”
“I had to get this off my chest somewhere because it is infuriating. I just got hired at a new school with a relatively small team and all I hear all day is what is AI generated. The images, the diagrams, the descriptions, the summarized texts. They take a screenshot of the work book and then upload it to ChatGPT to create an easier version for the slower children. Yesterday somebody handed me a worksheet (as a substitute lesson) for a song where characters are described wearing different clothes”
“Yeah - I don't want AI writing "notes" in the academic sense, but minutes.Of course the problem with this for me (I'm a state employee) is that said transcript is a public record.”
“I need to adopt an AI policy for my classroom. What should I include in it? I think saying “if I find that you’re using AI it’s an automatic zero”, isn’t sufficient enough and I am afraid I would get questioned on how I decided it was AI. Just trying to make my policy more substantiative. submitted by /u/mournfulbliss [link] [comments]”
“Many recent surveys have relatively low levels of students admitting that they are using AI for assignments without any real evaluation of what the AI has put out. A recent UK survey found just 12% of students admitting it. At my own institution about 20% agreed that they use AI to generate a response and then evaluate it and edit a bit before submitting, but 50% claimed they use AI for ideas and then write on their own. Some of the largest surveys that have come out are really too old at this p”
“And you developed an ability write and think for yourself before using AI. These students aren't doing that and are letting AI do it all for them instead if learning how to do it themselves.”
“I'm not cs, just a lowly biologist, but I teach a basic programming course for ecologists. I didn't previously have any in-class assessment and use all take-home weekly assignments (modeled after a C++ I took in undergrad). I'm not sure that I feel comfortable banning AI as a tool, but I don't know how It doesn't completely undermine any learning that I was hoping to have go on. If I were to encourage AI use, I know that they would be pushback by a portion of students that wo”
“Saw someone say "AI graphic design looks like it's been dipped in piss" the other day. So true. Why have this in schools?”
“If you are like me, you require more reflective/meta-cognitive videos in your courses, especially fully online sources, to help combat AI offloading. Most of my students do fine, but there are a handful who are not only mad, they are BIG MAD. Just pissed off. Are you all seeing similar things in your courses? submitted by /u/Upset_Ad_170 [link] [comments]”
“I’m looking at adjusting my lessons to the new edition of the textbook and as I’m reading a “case study” I’m getting a funny feeling it’s AI written. The case study title references Patagonia and Sephora yet the very brief content only includes a blurb about Patagonia. There’s nowhere else in the chapter with this case study. I then read the Copyright page and there it is, Pearson is using AI to write content. On top of this, one of the charts in the chapter makes reference to how Nike is using”
“I moved to a flipped classroom, recorded lectures that they watch in chunks and moved homework to the classroom. I was doing digital vocab and HW last year but saw the AI psychosis writing on the wall and changed my approach. They still have some things that are homework, but they are mostly things like vocab flip cards or lab analysis questions that will either be worth no points or a part of something else like a post lab assessment. Students are like electricity and will take the path of leas”
“I taught a unit on AI in my high school computer science class three or four years ago, back when it was just starting to get popular. We focused on how to use it in an ethical manner. The school didn't hire a Chemistry teacher until October or so, which meant those students were stuck reading out of a textbook for a couple of months. One of the Honors students was frustrated with this, as she didn't understand the explanations. So I reminded her of our unit and showed her how to use Cha”
“I work at a growing private university in the CS department. The committee is just forming, and they've asked someone from my department to serve. I guess I'm the lucky one 😄. Apparently we've been mandated to help develop a comprehensive AI policy. I'm not sure I want to join, as while I don't have a major issue with AI in some of our CS work, I don't really want to get in the middle of this massive debate about AI. But I'm only a 2nd-year professor, and I need serv”
“I also copy and paste anything into my plans. Student-facing materials are another matter entirely. Are you offering to do them for her? I am also offended by the use of AI, but I think (hope) these problems are going to weed themselves out as people start to speak out about AI-generated professional materials. If the student-facing stuff is AI, ask an admin what they think. I am outspoken and would address the teacher directly. It is rude and offensive to expect me to read and implement somethi”
“The issue of students using ChatGPT/AI to do their homework has become uncontrollable. It has become blatantly obvious that almost every student in each of my classes simply uploads the questions and fills out whatever the AI says. As a teacher, I am so frustrated. I don't know what to do anymore. I feel like it's my responsibility to teach my students what they need before sending them onward, and yet they aren't learning because they aren't even trying. Is it my fault?? I learn”
“I teach research methods and noticed that students get formatting consistently wrong. I’ve taken to grading really hard on paper formatting given that this seems to be one area AI is currently not getting right (or they don’t realize when they copy and paste formatting is lost). Also for some reason about 10% of students tend to not include a present study section. Sometimes I also get lit review papers that are related to the class but not on one of the research questions I give them to choose”
“First year teacher here, I started using Google Classroom to have my math students submit homework so I wouldnt have 400 papers sitting on my desk each week. Anywho, one of my students said “why do i have to do extra work so you can use AI to grade our homework” to which i responded “I can barely read half of your guys handwriting, theres no way AI could grade 90% of it”. Like yall i grade on completion, they know that. Why would I use AI? submitted by /u/Tad_623 [link] [commen”
“> Is it AISI's job to waste the time and resources of open source projects by attempting to spread malware?Before LLMs got good enough to do this, lots of people were dismissive of their capabilities and didn't take seriously the idea that this was a risk to protect against.Then again, before LLMs, people were saying that obviously nobody would be dumb enough to put an AI on the internet where it could hack anyone, clearly we'd keep it in a box, don't listen to that Yudkowsky guy who says he did”
“I’ve found that I’m sooo susceptible to asking AI to just solve my homework for me so I found this prompt and wanted to share: For all chats in this project, follow this rule Tutor Mode: Do not give me the answer to problems, even if I ask for it out of frustration. Make me attempt each step myself. Ask me one question at a time and wait for my response. If I'm wrong, tell me what kind of mistake I'm making without correcting it for me. Give hints progressively: first a conceptual hint,”
“First thought: Eww. Second thought (as onset-of-semester panic envelops me): How can I make my own clone? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/dealbook/harvard-ai-faculty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7VA.TjXi.pASEJO7aqxs-&smid=nytcore-ios-share submitted by /u/itsme6666666 [link] [comments]”
“I’m just getting a lot of Ai vibes off of these “Welcome back” speeches submitted by /u/toddart [link] [comments]”
“> Raising the noise floor like this only makes it that much harder to find "Smart" people,It does give us a new heuristic, though: people who are willing to completely cut generative AI out of their lives (cold-turkey, if you ever started using it) are a much smaller group of, predominantly thoughtful, people. You do have to give up Claude to be part of this group, but from what you say, that's no great loss, and no longer being deafened is worth it.This has considerable advantages over conventi”
“My uni is increasing our course caps by 1/3 because “with AI, we are able to be more productive and efficient.” Nevermind that the research on whether AI makes us more efficient and productive is mixed and nuanced, this is what this AI push was always about. More students taught by fewer and fewer teachers. My courses are about to get harder, my policies more strict, and my assignments fewer and heavier weighted. By the way, no union. No tenure. submitted by /u/Otherwise_Look_8137 [l”
“...by which I mean do you disclose to students the ways in which you use AI in your teaching and prep? I'm just finishing up my syllabus for this semester and for the first time I made a policy that governs my own behavior. I think if we expect students to disclose their use, we should do so as well. My policy starts with: I will never use AI to grade, generate feedback or compose an email. submitted by /u/HowlingFantods5564 [link] [comments]”