2026-04-20
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Teacher v. Chatbot.
My journey into the classroom in the age of AI by Peter C. Baker.
Read by Adam Sims.
Two years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher.
I wanted to teach English, to help young people become stronger readers,
writers, and thinkers, with a deeper connection to literature.
After 15 years of working as a freelance writer and as a novelist, I felt confident that I had something to offer.
But the further I progressed in my training, the more uncertain I felt.
One particular question taunted me for my lack of an answer.
What to do about artificial intelligence?
The immediate dilemma.
What does it mean for English instruction that all pupils now have access to free online chatbots
that can produce fluid, fairly complex prose on demand?
This question sits atop a teetering pile of timeless pedagogical quandaries.
What are we actually trying to do in school?
How should we go about doing it?