I feel like these kind of things push us as a society to decide what exactly the purpose of school should be.

Currently, it's been a place for acquiring skills but also a sorting mechanism for us to know who the "best" are... I think we've put too much focus on the sorting mechanism aspect, enticing many to cheat without thinking about the fact that in doing so they shortchange themselves of actual skills.

I feel like some of the language here ("securing assessments in response to AI") really feels like they're worried more about sorting than the fact that the kids won't be developing critical thinking skills if they skip that step.

Maybe we can have

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viccis 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

The current system "sorts" the students who "developed critical thinking skills" out from the ones who didn't put in effort. If there's no expectation that they'll be sorted thus, then the vast majority won't (and right now don't) bother with developing or exercising those skills. Usually they'll just put all their effort into the one or two classes they have that actually make them demonstrate mastery of the material.

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belinder 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Sure school is for acquiring skills, but it's also day care. A place to keep children during the day so their parents can work, especially in a society where more and more the expectation is that both parents work.

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bdowling 4 days ago | parent [-]

The article is about college-level education, which is primarily about ranking students in order of who should get the best entry-level jobs. If technology is disrupting the effectiveness of that ordering function, then something needs to change.

	▲	Merrill 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		There is evidence that the ranking of students in order of who should get the best entry-level jobs is done mainly by the college admissions process which bins students into more or less selective colleges.