South Yorkshire teachers starting to notice AI in homework
That's what National Education Union reps in Sheffield have been telling us
Teachers in South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire are calling on the government 'not to ignore' the pros & cons of artificial intelligence in the school curriculum.
It comes following the release of a new report today - which suggests AI is negatively affecting secondary school pupils.
The study claims it's harming students' 'critical thinking' skills.
Karen Mee - who's an English teacher at a secondary school in Sheffield & also a National Education Union representative - says she's recently noticed AI in homework:
"It wasn't an exam, so there wasn't a need to punish the child in any way whatsoever, and I think that it's something that young people are going to do.
"However, most young people and their teachers have got a good enough relationship to be able to navigate that problem as and when it comes up.
"The pupil who'd used AI in his homework admitted it straight away when I asked him, and he went away to re-do it in his own words.
"Students do need to be taught about ways to use AI - ways to maximise its potential - but it does bring problems too.
"Some may be tempted to use it for exam work or write their essays for them - which means it's something the government needs to think about.
"The NEU recognises that AI does have potential; it can improve our lives and be useful, but obviously the danger with it is that people will just use it to answer questions or to come up with ideas, rather than producing their own original ideas."
The report released today on AI has been led by the National Education Union.