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In reply to the discussion: Goddamn it: Just found a student paper that was written by AI. [View all]Traildogbob
(8,720 posts)Smart phones alone made me nuts. I had Multiple lectures with 60 in Auditoriums and giving exams in there was ripe for cell phone cheats to pull up info. I had to roam the room like hell to catch them. And those suckers could Google an answer behind their back with one finger. And in the Field Exams with Tree and Plant ID with scientific names with 20+ students scattered in the woods. At that time other Natural resources schools had Dendrology ID sites that show photos and to give the answers. You had to stay alert then. Once I requested an answer in a lecture exam with a scientific term I never used. One of the D level students had it correct and spelled it perfectly. His spelling was atrocious anyway. So I had him in my office asked to pronounce the word and spell it. He had no clue. He got a zero on the exam for cheating. A second attempt would have had him out of my class.
I am so glad to be retired as an educator. Loved my job but that kind of student was sickening and multiplying. And the State kept requiring us to water down material for students with spelling problems or math deficiencies. I had to give them multiple choice math answers. And I had to give Scientific names lists to choose answers from cause Latin hurt their feelings. Damn it I had to learn hundreds and spell them all perfectly. We have been spoon feeding them too long. Zero critical thinking skills. That will be next for GQP college. Critical thinking stresses them out, (and would have them question the Bible)
Now you guys have GQP and illiterate parents threatening you.
Wish you best.