• protist
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    10 months ago

    Ok, so if you think students demonstrating their knowledge in class is “primitive,” can you describe how you think school should work?

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      10 months ago

      I think students ONLY demonstrating their knowledge in class and being forced to do work that would be better accomplished elsewhere is primitive, yes.

      I think school should take advantage of modern technology such as computers and the internet without letting doing the pseudo-plagiarism of having GPT do everything. Enforcement of the latter doesn’t necessitate going back to how things were done in the 80s and earlier.

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        10 months ago

        You said “Schools should use technology; students shouldn’t use ChatGPT,” but this is devoid of actual ideas on how to address what we’re talking about

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          10 months ago

          If absolutely necessary, you could install software that detects and blocks ChatGPT. It’s probably already available. You don’t have to go back to the stone age every time a new technology poses potential problems.

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            10 months ago

            Writing an essay in class without using the Internet is not “going back to the stone age,” it’s a basic application of learning…

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              10 months ago

              Ever hear of hyperbolic expressions? I was using one of those.

              Basic isn’t always best, especially when “back to basics” is outdated and impractical methods that unnecessarily favor some students over others by rejecting valuable tools and methods that will be crucial for life after school.

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                10 months ago

                We’re talking about doing an assignment in class

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                  10 months ago

                  First of all, we were talking about homework. By definition you don’t waste instruction time doing that in class. Second, you were insisting on it being handwritten as if it’s the 80s or earlier.

                  Just give it a rest with the reactionary backwards reform ideas, grandpa.

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                    10 months ago

                    If a teacher needs to evaluate a student’s level of comprehension, they have students demonstrate their level of comprehension in class, I just don’t get what you think is a “reactionary backwards reform(?) idea.” Homework itself is largely an outdated and “primitive” teaching method that has shown to be counterproductive to student well-being and learning when applied indiscriminately. I never said anything about hand writing, the word “to write” means “to set down in writing.” Of course students could and should type their work lol

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      10 months ago

      He thinks AI should do all the thinking for him and he should be able to take all of the credit, so he doesn’t have to learn anything. Ignorance is something to strive for to these people because ignorance = less work.

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        10 months ago

        Nope, never said any such nonsense. Sounds like you’re projecting your own ignorance onto me and whomever else “these people” are.

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          10 months ago

          I said you think, and you do. Anyone who advocates allowing young people to let AI do their schoolwork for them thinks that way. All your arguments point to letting people do such, therefore that’s what you want and what you think. I am an adult who actually paid attention in school and I can read context of conversations… You’re not getting anything past me.

          Now go do your homework, lazy fucking brat.

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            10 months ago

            First of all, I never once advocated for AI to do homework for people. On the contrary.

            Second of all, even if I had, you don’t have the amazing mind reading powers you seem to ascribe to yourself.

            I’m an adult who actually paid attention in school too. Guess the difference is that I didn’t STOP paying attention and developing my view of our ever-changing world the moment I left school like you seem to have done.