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JackFisherBooks t1_jcyhg35 wrote

Even if teachers succeed in banning it, I doubt that ban will be enforceable on a large scale. This emerging generation is too tech savvy and too connected. If one person finds a way around it, then everyone will know within a few days at most.

I think it just makes more sense to re-evaluate how we actually teach kids certain concepts. We also need to ask questions like...is making them write essays really the most effective way to learn a concept?

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InquisitiveDude t1_jczyfi8 wrote

Writing and making arguments is a great skill for children to learn so I’d hate to see it discarded entirely.

I’d ramp up in-class testing and decrease the amount of homework essays. Any homework would be geared toward learning a concept (I.e. read this chapter on x) how the students actually learn is up to them. The tests would be in a controlled environment and make certain that they understand the subject.

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