A veteran teacher argues the real AI risk in schools is cognitive offloading
TarzanoftheJungle · reddit · 2026-09-16
Citing a 13-year veteran teacher, this Reddit post argues the real danger of LLMs in schools isn't plagiarism but cognitive offloading: students who delegate organizing thoughts and analyzing text never build independent reasoning capacity. The proposed middle ground between banning and embracing AI: students must brainstorm and defend ideas on paper before using AI.
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