Generative A.I. has become one of the most concerning topics in daily school life. It can either be a helpful input to improve the quality of work with new findings or it can be a detriment to teachers faced with answering the question of if the work is the students or not. A.I. has not always been present in school, but as it continues to advance, it will only play a bigger role in academic studies. 

Due to these worries, writing has been more closely inspected and is put through A.I. detectors to ensure the quality of a student’s work. Before A.I., writing assignments were commonly taken home to complete without worries of another source of writing taking over. As A.I. was not available for us at a younger age, it was not that big of a deal. As high school students, it is only mandatory to check over the authenticity of the work of a student. Instead of taking assignments home, they are commonly finished in class and if not completed, it is finalized during the next class. Even in class, especially in English class, writing assessments are done on paper, instead of our laptops. 

However, looking at the younger ages where devices are still available, their work is still checked for A.I. Elementary school students are provided with technology like tablets or laptops given by the school, so work can be done online. Unlike the time we were in elementary school, A.I. is still a threat to teachers, especially for those teaching students who do not understand the consequences of using A.I. to do their assignments. For young children, it is merely a tool that can give them more free time to play around. 

Despite stricter policies, there still is some leniency. For example, during the period of students’ history research papers, the research and writing process are primarily done online. Even finding a book as a source can be done online by finding a digital copy. It would be extremely difficult for students to write multiple drafts of over 1400 words. Harmless assistance from technology includes convenience to write and revise. Additionally, tools like spell check and word count allow students to complete assignments methodically without having to do extra, trivial work. 

In my opinion, school has kept up with the advances in technology well despite facing many challenges created by A.I. Even though the integrity of technology is difficult to discern, schools have been doing well to create limitations without full restrictions. As A.I. continues to advance, it will become increasingly difficult to establish clear boundaries, raising the question: “How will school systems keep up?”