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Should schools teach AI prompting instead of essay writing?

Building Great Tech · Is AI Breaking Our Education System? - With Shannon Seaver

“Go ahead and learn how to use AI to write our essays.”

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Now my question is, do we need to continue to teach that technical, essay style or any style of essay over and over again, or do we need to start thinking about we're gonna use AI to write our essays? Go ahead and learn how to use AI to write our essays. Learn how to write a correct prompt.

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Shannon Seaver questions whether traditional essay writing instruction is outdated in the AI era. She argues schools should pivot from teaching repetitive essay formats to teaching students how to effectively prompt AI tools for writing tasks.

Why this clip

Challenges fundamental assumptions about traditional education methods by suggesting AI prompting skills should replace essay writing instruction.

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