[ExI] Students use AI for homework and assignments

[BillK]

On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 at 03:07, Stuart LaForge <avant at sollegro.com> wrote:
>
> I suppose that it is fitting then that the birth place of AI, San
> Francisco, should also be one of the first cities to adopt high school
> grading standards aimed at training students to be the mindless pawns of
> tomorrow's AIs.
>
> https://thevoicesf.org/grading-for-equity-coming-to-san-francisco-high-schools-this-fall/
>
> Excerpt:
> "Grading for Equity eliminates homework or weekly tests from being
> counted in a student’s final semester grade. All that matters is how the
> student scores on a final examination, which can be taken multiple
> times. Students can be late turning in an assignment or showing up to
> class or not showing up at all without it affecting their academic
> grade. Currently, a student needs a 90 for an A and at least 61 for a D.
> Under the San Leandro Unified School District’s grading for equity
> system touted by the San Francisco Unified School District and its
> consultant, a student with a score as low as 80 can attain an A and as
> low as 21 can pass with a D."
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>
> If 21% is a passing grade and the schools use multiple choice tests with
> 5 options per question, then on average, a student could pass by pure
> guessing. So is this mere coincidence or is it synchronicity?
>
> Stuart LaForge
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Schools and universities are finding that students are using AI for
homework and assignments. So this means that these can no longer be
used for grading students' abilities. Live exams and tests, with
phones and laptops switched off, are the alternative.
And students use AI for much more than doing their homework.
Life coaches, therapists, and even just for friendly chats.
For Gen Z, "My best friend is an AI".
BillK

<https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/college-students-are-using-chatgpt-as-their-personal-life-coach-5-prompts-to-try-it-even-if-youre-not-gen-z>
Quotes:
College students are using ChatGPT as their personal life coach — 5
prompts to try it (even if you’re not Gen Z)
By Amanda Caswell published 14 May 2025

Try these prompts to make smarter decisions, beat stress and get unstuck.
College students are finding new ways to use ChatGPT that go beyond
writing essays and brainstorming ideas. According to OpenAI CEO Sam
Altman, students are relying on chatbots for so much more than
homework help.
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