[richeyryan]

If a student can look up anything on ChatGPT it could very well inhibit their ability to develop critical thinking skills. They could just copy the output of ChatGPT rather than actually engaging with a text like Of Mice and Men, for example, and considering what it's trying to say about the American dream or interpersonal connections. Lots of learning exercises are relatively meaningless in isolation but are a part of a greater skill development journey. It's like just taking the answers from the back of the book rather than working through exercises. Getting the answer isn't the point. The point is actually doing the work so you develop skills that can be used beyond your current homework assignment or exam.

[gremlinsinc]

When I was in high school we 'barely' had search engines. I graduated in 98, I'm not even sure google was around then. I've never seen them try to get rid of google which has just as much ability to inhibit critical thinking skills. I mean imagine having to learn and remember code constructs instead of being able to search online. Imagine if all your docs were books, and that's it. Sure you'd need to retain more, but would you be more performant because of it? We're moving to a society where ai-augmentation will be the norm, not the exception and we need to start training on that premise so that we can perform to our best when we have more info at our fingertips.

[marniewebb]

This feels like it could be solved partly, and more effectively, by a step wise show your work process. So if it’s Of Mice and Men, it could be a reading journal, then important points, then an outline, then an essay.

If they successfully use ChatGTP to do this, they likely have engaged with the text.