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Teachers save time with AI. Their students may pay the price Original

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By Jill Barshay Verified
| The Hechinger Report Verified
This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Artificial intelligence is often promoted as a way to make teachers more effective by helping them write lesson plans, generate classroom materials and provide feedback to students in seconds. But one of the first randomized trials testing AI in real classrooms found that it can also undermine learning. Students whose teachers were given access to an AI teaching assistant feltless motivated to learn.
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Less Interesting, Less Enjoyable: Why AI-Assisted Classes Feel Less Important

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By Jill Barshay Verified
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2 hours ago America's reading crisis isn't really about books. It's about a culture that rewards ease over effort – and that has consequences far beyond the page. I can't imagine a world without books. But most Americans can, and effectively already do, live in that world. A devastating piece in The Atlantic, …
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The quest to build a better AI tutor

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By Jill Barshay Verified
| Benton County Enterprise Verified
Posted 7/10/26 The Hechinger Report reports that AI tutors show promise but can backfire if students rely too heavily on them. This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Print and web subscribers If you're a print and web subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
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