It’s like when they came out with calculators!
CheatGPT
If someone is going to do that, why don’t they re-write in their own words. I guess they are too lazy to even do that.
StackOverflow gets spammed by questions that are obviously just homework problems where the student did not even bother to try to write code for themselves. Maybe ChatGPT will divert this spam.
The at home written graded essay is dead. The only way to determine student is examination. Another alternative is to lock the students in cells, as the Imperial Chinese did with their famous examinations, with zero access to the d8gital workd to write their essays
The cut throat students that make up the IB population will have no problem doing anything to get an edge to be admitted to an Ivy League or equivalent school.
Its only the beginning.
can chatgpt do math? Some schools, noone is able to do math apparently-
The Bill Clinton School of Scholarship. That is why all his records of all sorts from Georgetown U are under lock and key.
I worked my way up from clean up guy to machine operator to setup guy, then cnc programmer, then manufacturing engineer, then sr engineer, then management, finally retired as Director of research. My view is unorthodox. If a tool is available, let people use it. If it saves time and money without affecting the quality of output, let people use it. I didn’t get to take a college calculus course, but Mathcad let me do differential equations. The amount of knowledge out there is increasing at a much faster rate than educators can teach it. Even now at my age, I want to write software, but the code language requirements for language and documentation change constantly. I’m looking into which AI can translate my logic into a specific code. Kids nowadays have the biggest library known to humanity on their portable phone. If there is a tool that collects and organizes data for them, let them use it. However, as a teacher use the same AI to read the paper and generate a test from it. Then have the student take the test that is based on the following standard. 20 true/false - 1 point each, 20 multiple choice, 2 points each. 10 fill in the blank, 2 points each, one essay question using the 5 paragraph format intro, 3 assertion paragraphs , 1 conclusion paragraph 30 points.
The test must be taken with no electronic aid. This will demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and has memory of his paper. Each student will get a personalized test so cheating will be hard. See it’s simple, don’t deny use of technology, just adjust to it.
When did IB become such a big thing? We had Regents Diplomas in NY state when I was a kid, but that was only at the state level.
Yeah, if your usual submission reads "Then Churchill sez 2 Hitler 'Ur a looser'" and all of a sudden you're pumping out Bertrand Russell essays, you're going to get caught... The only way to avoid this is to cheat all the time from the very beginning.
I asked Chat GPT the following:
“Why it is important to be a Constitutional Conservative.”
Interesting answer:
why it is important to be a constitutional conservative
Being a constitutional conservative means that one believes in upholding the principles and values of the United States Constitution, such as limited government, individual liberty, and the rule of law. Here are some reasons why it is important to be a constitutional conservative:
Preservation of Liberty: The Constitution was designed to protect the rights and freedoms of individuals, and constitutional conservatives believe in the importance of preserving these rights. By adhering to the principles of limited government and individual liberty, constitutional conservatives aim to prevent government overreach and protect the freedoms of citizens.
Stability and Order: The Constitution provides a framework for the government to operate within, and constitutional conservatives believe in maintaining that framework to ensure stability and order. By following the rule of law and adhering to the principles of the Constitution, constitutional conservatives aim to prevent chaos and maintain a stable society.
Respect for the Founding Fathers’ Vision: The United States Constitution was crafted by the country’s founding fathers, who sought to create a government that protected individual liberty and prevented tyranny. Constitutional conservatives believe in respecting the vision of the founding fathers by upholding the principles and values enshrined in the Constitution.
Accountability of Government: The Constitution establishes a system of checks and balances, with the three branches of government serving to hold each other accountable. Constitutional conservatives believe in maintaining this system to ensure that no one branch of government becomes too powerful and that the government remains accountable to the people.
Overall, being a constitutional conservative means valuing the principles and values that have made America the country it is today. By upholding these principles, constitutional conservatives aim to preserve individual liberty, maintain stability and order, respect the founding fathers’ vision, and hold the government accountable.
The above took it 1 minute, 21 seconds to generate. I find most of it very difficult to argue with.
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s cut and paste from ChatGPT.
Yes just when you think dumbing down couldn’t get any worse.
Doctor enters room with screw driver and duct tap.............
They can’t ban it. NYC schools did but all that means is that richer kids who have their own computers at home can use it, while poorer kids can’t.
They can’t stop it. Kids can rewrite it in their own words. They could even give it samples of their own writing and ask it to rewrite the paper in their own style. Less grammatical and spelling errors of course.
I’m advising my daughter who teaches history to embrace it. And teach her students how to use it to learn faster and better.