Teachers using AI for so many tasks (secondary school)

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Was wondering what people think of secondary teachers using AI for presentations (Powerpoint style), worksheets, tasks (such as written tasks - information provided created by AI, history info sheets, history image creation for presentations, even Art department posters or example worksheets for art lessons etc using generated AI example images.

What do others think about this? Whilst I understand teachers only have limited time available, they managed without until a year or two ago, and my year 9 child is moaning about the excessive use and to be honest I am inclined to agree that it's not appropriate in all instances.

Just interested if you think this should be a part of school to such an extent that it's everywhere (just a state school, by the way!).

Again, with zero knowledge of my career, assuming yours is more important and you work harder...

And assuming you know the workload of all children. My daughter was given 5 hours worth of homework to complete the other day, due the following. Upon intervention, the deadline was extended, but the subject teachers had not coordinated what they set or due dates, so had no prior knowledge of what they had done.

Teachers know how to do all the things they use AI for. It’s used to cut down the time it takes to do the task. They could still write reports for 30 children if they had to. AI means they’re not wasting 60 hours of their own unpaid time to do it anymore.
It’s really difficult to think of positive ways to say ‘ Your child is an absolute torture in every possible way imaginable and not one teacher in the school likes them!’

Sorry wrong person quoted

I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with using AI to create a PowerPoint in any subject. But if we're talking specifically about having it create images for a creative art project or as apparent historical images then yes, that's terrible. I think that goes without saying really and you'd be hard pushed to find anybody who disagrees.

I wouldn't worry too much about kids being exposed to AI visuals. They are generally far quicker to spot it than most adults, and are generally pretty scathing of AI slop.

I think it's understandable given the pressure to produce so much in such a short time. I teach sixth form and use AI to cut all sorts of corners in preparation. I wouldn't use it to actually create a resource or mark essays for me, but I get why some people do. Having said that I get why being fed resources that are obviously AI would irritate some people, including children.

"I think that goes without saying really and you'd be hard pushed to find anybody who disagrees."

And yet it apparently happens all the time in my child's school? (AI art images and so on).

To those teachers who do use it a lot, how much has it cut down your workload?

And could all the time saved mean that creating the odd art poster using an actual piece of art would be a bit less of a time challenge?

And if you are an art teacher do you consider it appropriate to generate AI art examples for children to copy? Or to cover the walls in AI art posters?

I think your issue of the art department being covered in AI art posters is fairly niche. Most art departments are covered in the kids' artwork.

I say the kids' artwork, I mean the good kids' artwork. Obvs.

What I meant was, hard pushed to find anybody on here who would disagree. Anybody posting on this thread is doing so because they find the topic interesting; either they are quite anti AI, or they are defending the use of AI used well.

Nobody is going to come on and say yes I'm an art teacher and I use AI generated art images. Not because I don't think they exist, or that they'd feel embarrassed to admit it, but because I don't think those kind of people would be engaging in this conversation in the first place.

Are your children at primary or secondary out of interest? I can imagine it being rampant in primary schools

Not so bothered about worksheets and PowerPoints. Teachers have always used other resources for that. But overheard a teacher (not in school) telling their friend they use AI to write all the reports. Basically saying there are about 4 or 5 'types' you can fit most kids into so it just creates those anf job done. He even said he doesn't even really read them unless they are his very best students who he thinks deserve it! I'm not sure what age they were talking about but regardless, seems off.

Gosh, you must read different threads on Munsnet to me 😂

Just asked my daughter.
There is not a single AI poster on her wall. She teaches Art and Textiles.

Good for her! Unfortunately, that's not the case at my child's school.

Are you going to post what your career is?

Just so that we can compare the two?

Just saw this post and think it sums up a lot of our discussions well:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DemSJM0EZnC/?img_index=13&rpxt=MTVuYzRvaWpsbjZwbg==

Hahahahaha

Why wouldn’t he use AI to write the reports? It takes hours and hours to write a set of reports. Unpaid hours and hours. And we’re not allowed to be honest anyway. Ai can word ‘your child is a fucking pain in my ass much more eloquently!’

Tada!

Haha, absolutely — let's turn that into professional, constructive language! 😅 Here are some options depending on the tone you want:

✅ Gentle Approach
"Your child has plenty of energy, and we are helping them learn how to channel it in ways that work best for their learning and those around them."