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The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

German teacher Tim Welch's German class with Chat GPT open and ready.

AI impacts teaching and learning in a variety of ways

Katie McDermott, Co-Features Editor Oct 24, 2024

Over the past few years, setting the boundaries for AI usage in classrooms has become a challenge for teachers and students in many different scenarios. Teachers are figuring out when it is okay to incorporate it, while students are learning how to use it as a tool to benefit their learning rather than...

As AI becomes a bigger topic in the field of education, many teachers are now viewing AI as a tool rather than an obstacle.

AI: an unavoidable, fickle tool in the future of classroom learning

Srivas Arun, Co-News Editor Nov 16, 2023

On November 30, 2022, education was forever changed with the release of an AI chatbot known as ChatGPT. Now, one year later, "artificial intelligence" has become more and more synonymous with cheating and plagiarism. However, with 38% of educators surveyed planning to use AI tools in the 2023-2024 school...

Cheating students must be held accountable for their actions through harsher punishments.

Cheating students must be held accountable

Elitsa Koleva, Co-Managing Editor May 18, 2023

Growing up, parents teach their kids the importance of academic integrity. Undoubtedly, parents also want their kids to receive good grades. But in a world of technology and the everlasting pressure to “get into a good college”, the question of whether these two can virtually coexist becomes harder...