[HN Gopher] The Rise and Fall of Homework Help Sites: Discussion...
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       The Rise and Fall of Homework Help Sites: Discussion on AI's Role
       in Education
        
       Author : Martinify
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2024-10-31 17:10 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | Martinify wrote:
       | With the closure of major homework help platforms in 2024 and
       | emergence of AI-powered alternatives, I'd like to discuss: How
       | should we balance academic integrity with technological
       | innovation? What are constructive ways AI could support learning
       | while preventing misuse? Looking for perspectives from educators,
       | technologists, and students.
        
         | quacked wrote:
         | I think schools must move on from the "homework" model--that
         | is, the model of education where the students must turn in
         | homework assignments to receive grades that count toward their
         | final GPA--and return to in-person handwritten and verbal
         | examinations as the final measure of student competency. Any
         | system of examination where the task of measuring an
         | individual's competency is outsourced to a fixed system
         | (homework problem set, standardized test, auto-graded essay,
         | take-home exam, etc.) can and will be gamed, including
         | homework. [1] Homework is like working out; it's just practice,
         | and it should be optional.
         | 
         | The only way to keep academia honest and up-to-date is to keep
         | it laser focused on the true purpose of a degree, be it a high
         | school degree or a graduate degree. The purpose of a degree is
         | to confer the recommendation of the institution upon you,
         | certifying that you possess a certain unaided mastery over a
         | body of knowledge. School, especially by high school and
         | certainly above that, should be optional, and your final grades
         | should be assigned entirely based on final exams, rendered in-
         | person and handwritten.
         | 
         | [1] Eventually, people will be able to sneak AI into an
         | examination room via a mini-camera and an earpiece or tiny
         | lens; this will require yet more innovation in testing security
         | and will never be 100% secure.
        
       | iluvcommunism wrote:
       | I wonder when you'll be able to do mathematics symbols within the
       | AI query box.
        
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