Alleyn's considering scrapping setting essays as homework

coffeeclub · Postby **coffeeclub** » Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:43 am

Assume other senior schools must be considering this too as a way of ensuring essays are actually written by the child rather than a computer!

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/essays- ... 56595.html

Up Town Girl · Postby **Up Town Girl** » Fri Feb 03, 2023 2:33 pm

I would have loved some artificial intelligence to help me back in the day

soleil1 · Postby **soleil1** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:00 pm

How sad is this? Where is that going to end... Very scary! I must admit I am glad that my children are already done with school!

SW17 Dad · Postby **SW17 Dad** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:34 pm

Maybe the answer is to ask the pupils to quote sources and insist they list say 10 sources in an essay and quote the source /or in part and say why it is agreeable or disagreeable to the set contention / objective. This would be introducing pupils to a standard usually not used below A-Level standard, but then again it is not an impossible hurdle and of course half the point of an essay is to show how good you are referencing back to what you learn't in class - in other words, here your handling will show your grasp of the detail and agility to research.

(If I understand it correctly AI does NOT list it sources or there are so many it would take longer to wade through them then to write the essay without AI))

Mumonthestreets · Postby **Mumonthestreets** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:20 pm

SW17 Dad wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:34 pmMaybe the answer is to ask the pupils to quote sources and insist they list say 10 sources in an essay and quote the source /or in part and say why it is agreeable or disagreeable to the set contention / objective. This would be introducing pupils to a standard usually not used below A-Level standard, but then again it is not an impossible hurdle and of course half the point of an essay is to show how good you are referencing back to what you learn't in class - in other words, here your handling will show your grasp of the detail and agility to research.

(If I understand it correctly AI does NOT list it sources or there are so many it would take longer to wade through them then to write the essay without AI))

AI can do this if you instruct it to.