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Is AI Breaking Our Education System? - With Shannon Seaver

Building Great TechFeb 26, 202658 min

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Shannon Seaver discusses how AI is fundamentally disrupting traditional education methods, arguing that schools need to shift from teaching essay writing to teaching AI prompting and assessment skills. The conversation explores whether AI will replace teachers or enhance their role as coaches, emphasizing the urgent need to prepare students for an AI-driven world.

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Are schools training students for an AI world or leaving them behind?

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Yeah. They need to be training teachers on how to use AI and how to think in a different mindset on teaching compared to what they've done in the past. What would you say is number one skill that schools should be teaching now, but they aren't? We need to start thinking about how are we gonna make sure that these students are ready to enter an AI world, and currently,

that's not happening. Is it gonna replace teachers or or save them?

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market insight

Are schools training students for an AI world or leaving them behind?

This clip examines the critical gap in education as schools fail to prepare students for an AI-driven future. The discussion centers on whether teachers need fundamental retraining and what skills should be prioritized, while questioning if AI will ultimately replace or enhance educators.

0:22 - 0:5028s
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prediction

AI could transform teachers from paperwork processors back into actual coaches

Shannon Seaver argues that AI adoption in education will reduce administrative burden on teachers and enable true personalized learning. She suggests educators who embrace AI will find their roles shifting back to coaching students rather than drowning in paperwork.

4:06 - 4:2316s
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tactical advice

This app helps teachers AI-proof their assessments using learning theory

Shannon Seaver explains her team's app called 'Let's Get Real' that was built for the She Builds appathon. The app is designed to help teachers create AI-resistant assessments by incorporating principles from Bloom's taxonomy of learning.

6:12 - 6:3523s
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contrarian take

Should schools teach AI prompting instead of essay writing?

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.

8:04 - 8:2622s
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framework

AI essays aren't the problem - we're grading the wrong things entirely

Shannon Seaver argues that educators need to completely rethink how they evaluate student writing in the AI era. Instead of focusing on essay completion, teachers should assess whether students understand audience targeting, platform appropriateness, and can identify AI hallucinations.

8:28 - 8:5527s
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