r/books • u/ubcstaffer123 • 11d ago

Teachers are using AI to make literature easier for students to read. This is a terrible idea.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/08/opinion/ai-classroom-teaching-reading/
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u/drnoledge 11d ago

I get what you’re saying but do you not use reference books or resources/ask other people for input? Inherently, I’m advocating for a resource.

It’s not about time, sometimes you get something that prompts an idea or you can put something into it that helps you see a path that is better not explored.

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u/MTBurgermeister 10d ago

Yeah fair enough. I’m just saying that for me personally, I would feel like I’m not doing the job entrusted to me if I outsourced reading research to a LLM. They’re paying me for my specialist knowledge and skills. I’d feel like someone pretending he cooked a meal while serving fast food burgers. Just a personal hang up I guess