How Big of A Problem Are ChatGPT Essays in Top Private Schools?

[Anonymous]

Chatgpt shouldn't be illegal it should be embraced

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My private school kids have had more in class essays, requirements to turn use Google docks for at home work (tracks all the changes you make), turn in marked up rough drafts, or add an explanation of why they wrote something the way they did, make sure they include parts of class discussion in their essay, than they used to. Also assignments to compare two not commonly compared literary works. I’m sure there might still be some chat gpt use going on, but with smaller class sizes teachers can be a little more on top of it through assigning multi-step/creative assignments.

Teachers at my child’s school check Google docs during the assignment period to confirm that students’ work is developing and changing as they draft, as opposed to assessing only a finished document.

Ours does this too, along with looking at draft history and using Turn It In.

Turn It In is terrible…like not even decent…terrible.

If the school is doing all the things you say, then no need for Turn It In. It has so many false positives that the school is setting itself up for some super rich kid to get accused of cheating when they didn’t, that it will be a mess.

This is why colleges have already abandoned it…as well as all the others too.

[Anonymous]

At my school you’re seeing more in class writing assignments, hand written assignments, and if they must type it’s on a school device that can lock down so the student is only using the word processor. All of the above is easier in private school because of the manageable class size. I’m not sure what big publics can do. Also, the consequences at private are bigger as someone stated above.

Private school teacher & public school mom.

[Anonymous]

I’m another private school teacher.

All of my essays are now in class and written by hand. Students receive the prompt at the start of class and it’s different for each period.

ChatGPT isn’t a concern.

[Anonymous]

Not sure about other top privates, but at ours (Basis Independent McLean) the faculty has done a great job adapting to AI and structuring assignments in ways that avoid the pitfalls that kids might fall into

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Getting accused of using AI is like someone getting accused to being a witch in Salem.

THIS.

and the kids actually using it are never the ones accused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chatgpt shouldn't be illegal it should be embraced

It really shouldn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure about other top privates, but at ours (Basis Independent McLean) the faculty has done a great job adapting to AI and structuring assignments in ways that avoid the pitfalls that kids might fall into

What exactly are those "ways that avoid the pitfalls that kids might fall into"?

[Anonymous]

Frustrates me how educators are trying to ban the AI rather than rethinking how they teach and being able to use AI to its maximum effect. Probably too much effort but frustrating nevertheless. I see the same thing happen in coaching sports, same old ineffective crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m another private school teacher.

All of my essays are now in class and written by hand. Students receive the prompt at the start of class and it’s different for each period.

ChatGPT isn’t a concern.

My student low processing speed. In-class essays are difficult for them. How do you account for this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m another private school teacher.

All of my essays are now in class and written by hand. Students receive the prompt at the start of class and it’s different for each period.

ChatGPT isn’t a concern.

My student low processing speed. In-class essays are difficult for them. How do you account for this?

Student has low processing speed.

[Anonymous]

Huge problem. Have switched to having all essay writing in person, which really makes it difficult to help students develop as writers. But the alternative is just a cheating fest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m another private school teacher.

All of my essays are now in class and written by hand. Students receive the prompt at the start of class and it’s different for each period.

ChatGPT isn’t a concern.

My student low processing speed. In-class essays are difficult for them. How do you account for this?

Is your student in their class? Take it up with your own teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m another private school teacher.

All of my essays are now in class and written by hand. Students receive the prompt at the start of class and it’s different for each period.

ChatGPT isn’t a concern.

My student low processing speed. In-class essays are difficult for them. How do you account for this?

Student has low processing speed.

Make the essay a multi-period project with in-class work ONLY allowed. Track the weaker students to see where they need support and scaffolding.

Demanding the whole process from conception to final draft in 50 minutes will not work with students who face learning challenges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chatgpt shouldn't be illegal it should be embraced

It really shouldn't.

But it will be soon. Learning how to use AI properly will soon be critical. I’ve seen the progression in my job over the last year - from being told to avoid it, to using it in a limited way, to being told to use it as much as possible.