My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
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Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#2Invert the class format: Homework should be done in class on pencil/paper or locked down Chromebooks, and lectures can be watched on video at home.
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#3I'm not trying to justify, or infer here, but I read recently that around 20% of American adults are functionally illiterate.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2019/2019179/index.asp
I wonder how LLMs are going to affect these metrics.
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#4Waiting for those people who post the "how do you use LLMS for X" questions on HN to come here and explain how this is a good thing.
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#5The people who thought up the Chinese Room argument were almost right - they just didn't realize it would be the human who didn't understand anything.
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#6At this rate, people will just accept AI Overlords without any battle or revolution.
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#7I'm not trying to justify, or infer here, but I read recently that around 20% of American adults are functionally illiterate. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2019/2019179/index.asp I wonder how LLMs are going to affect these metrics.
I also saw an article on here that to me that seems to support your statement:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42609948
I also have a relative going for a PHD, he says many times for the classes he teaches, students are using AI for their homework. He has brought that up may times to his superiors but the response tends to be "oh well".
Sad world we may be heading towards :(
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#8Invert the class format: Homework should be done in class on pencil/paper or locked down Chromebooks, and lectures can be watched on video at home.
Or just do everything in class. Out of class work should go away entirely.
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#9Invert the class format: Homework should be done in class on pencil/paper or locked down Chromebooks, and lectures can be watched on video at home.
This was already a good idea even before LLMs, and it has been tried a bit in the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipped_classroom). Maybe it just happens to fit my personal learning style, but I think it would encourage collaboration, help teachers more accurately assess how students are doing, help students who don't have a good home environment to get work done, it's easier to self-motivate yourself to watch a lecture at home than to actively do homework, etc.
I would love to see this tried at a larger scale and studied to see if it actually works any better.
Re: My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking
#10It's the kids whose teachers can't or want to adapt that will most likely suffer in their education. Not saying it is easy, but it is possible.
I have a friend who's a teacher that is pioneering methods to include (modified / preprompted) LLMs as a part of their lessons. He calls it Modern PBL: Project-Based Learning. He wrote a book on it if you are interested: https://a.co/d/7MFQ5wa