Teacher Training workshop report: Teachers tell me that getting students to engage critically with AI while managing classroom distractions is tough. The biggest issue? Time & mindset. Instead of diving into deep discussions and training their students to critically engage with a topic through AI, teachers say they need to spend too much energy and time to keep their students focused.
GenAI is changing how we teach, learn, and deal with information. "From what I’ve seen, it tempts us - as well as our students - to trust it too much", a middle school teacher admits. The other educators agree: When students have high confidence in AI, they tend to question it less, missing errors and biases. Really analysing AI output takes a lot of effort and time. A paradox - since we all use AI to be more efficient and to save time.
The Push and Pull of Critical Thinking
Time pressure, lack of awareness, and the challenge of improving AI-generated output make deep thinking hard. If we want students to use AI wisely, however, we have to teach them how to evaluate content, spot biases, and check facts. Most teachers agree: GenAI has to be part of the classroom. Students need to see it as a tool to sharpen their thinking, not replace it. But here’s the real problem: by the time students settle down enough to focus, half the lesson is already gone.
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