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Comment on A generation taught not to think: AI in the classroom

Old man yells at cloud.

I remember the “ban calculators” back in the day. “Kids won’t be able to learn math if the calculator does all the calculations for them!”

The solution to almost anything disruptive is regulation, not a ban. Use AI in times when it can be a leaning tool, and re-design school to be resilient to AI when it would not enhance learning. Have more open discussions in class for a start instead of handing kids a sheet of homework that can be done by AI when the kid gets home.

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lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I remember the “ban calculators” back in the day US math scores have hit a low point in history, and calculators are partially to blame. Calculators are good to use if you already have an excellent understanding of the operations. If you start learning math with a calculator in your hand, though, you may be prevented from developing a good understanding of numbers. There are ‘shortcut’ methods for basic operations that are obvious if you are good with numbers. When I used to teach math, I had students who couldn’t tell me what 9 * 25 is without a calculator. They never developed the intuition that 1025 is dead easy to find in your head, and that 925 = (10-1)*25 = 250-25.

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TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Calculators give correct answers.

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- Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  It’s good that students are using ai to cheat then. Very easy to detect as the answers are wrong.
  
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Jason2357@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Offloading onto technology always atrophies the skill it replaces. Calculators offloaded, very specifically, basic arithmetic. However, Math =/= arithmetic. I used calculators, and cannot do mental multiplication and division as fast or well as older generations, but I spent that time learning to apply math to problems, understand number theory, and gaining a mastery of more complex operations, including writing computer sourcecode to do math-related things. It was always a trade-off.

In Aristotle’s time, people spent their entire education memorizing literature, and the written world off-loaded that skill. This isn’t a new problem, but there needs to be something of value to be educated in that replaces what was off-loaded. I think scholars are much better trained today, now that they don’t have to spend years memorizing passages word for word.

AI replaces thinking. That’s a bomb between the ears for students.

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Chulk@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Cant remember the last time a calculator told me the best way to kill myself

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