How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
High school and college teachers are requiring students to write in-class to prevent AI-generated writing, as take-home assignments have become difficult to police for integrity. Nearly 400 educators reported a deep rethinking of how to teach writing due to AI's ability to produce polished essays.
Teachers are requiring students to write in-class to combat AI-generated writing. Take-home assignments have become too difficult to monitor for integrity. Educators have shifted to in-class writing, where students can be observed, and changed assignments to focus on personal reactions to what they've learned. A survey of nearly 400 educators found that AI has become a better writer than most students. Between May and December 2025, AI use among American students increased from 48 to 62 percent. Chatbots can produce polished essays and rephrase published writing, which educators consider akin to plagiarism. Jessica Binney, an English teacher, now assigns in-class essays, either by hand or on a locked-down laptop browser, abandoning longer take-home papers.
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