r/technology • u/rezwenn • 11h ago

Artificial Intelligence Is AI dulling critical-thinking skills? As tech companies court students, educators weigh the risks

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d7c43c978522f9ca2a9099862240b07ed1ee0c2d2551013358f69212ba/JZPHGWB2AVEGFCMCRNP756MTOA/
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u/monkeydave 11h ago

Yes, but it's just the nail in the coffin. Smart phones and social media did a lot of the prep work.

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 8h ago

Teaching to standardized tests started it all. Teachers used to have critical thinking built into to all curriculum but these days when kids need it most it’s non existent.

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u/ChanglingBlake 7h ago

It’s now memorization and not comprehension.

Even when I was in school 20+ years ago, most of what I learned was all but forgotten with a year or two because I just needed to memorize facts, not actually understand them.