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Student: AI, write my thesis for me!
Prof: AI, was this thesis generated by AI?
AI: yes, of course, you poor human!
Prof: ...shrug...
I thought my class to write a standard 5-paragraph essay and made all tests essay questions, written in class by pencil- had to have an opening statement, complete sentences, well organized, and a conclusion…was told I was asking too much for a final day of school and everyone I failed got a C minus.
Hi,
I would have failed every single one of your tests. Not because I don't understand the material, or the English language, but because structured writing, to this day, makes me seize up. Blank space is one of my biggest triggers for executive dysfunction/PDA. Turning everything into a cookie-cutter essay is just a different form of trying to fit everyone into the same box. More selective than making everything multiple guess, but no better. I feel bad for your students.
Signed,
Former "gifted" kid (with then-undiagnosed AuDHD) who got sick of bad teachers 30+ years ago
Yeah idk I think if you're in academia you should be able to produce a five paragraph essay. Being able to produce a narrative is an essential life skill. The world isn't going to cater to your self diagnosed executive dysfunction forever so learning to adapt is probably a useful habit.
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bad teachers 30+ years ago
I might have an idea why you freeze up with structured writing to this day, and I think it might have less to do with disabilities than you imply.
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There are good teachers, and there are good methods for writing essays. Did anyone ever give you a graphic organizer to plan an essay? You should know how to put an essay together after coming up with an organized outline, and you should never write an essay from beginning to end without planning it out first in some way or another.
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The story, which involves interviews with a host of current undergraduates, is full of anecdotes like the one that involves Chungin “Roy” Lee, a transfer to Columbia University who used ChatGPT to write the personal essay that got him through the door
Students are turning in work they didn't perform as their own? How novel!
Oh no, maybe teachers will have to put effort into their students beyond assigning homework that an AI can do.
Oh, do your regional school districts let teachers design their own curriculum?
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