Shame-based writing teachers seeded today's rush to AI writing tools
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-30
A widely shared take argues that teachers who shamed students as "bad at writing"—judging rather than helping them learn—planted the seeds of today's AI adoption. For many, AI writing tools feel like magic precisely because they shield people from the painful feelings of shame and inadequacy that traditional writing education instilled.
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