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for students&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEducator_claims_technology_%E2%80%98causing_problems_for_students%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Educator claims technology &#8216;causing problems&#8217; for students&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--syndicated\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__header\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__logo\">\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144&amp;h=96&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_small size-nyp_small\" alt=\"Fox News\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=216 216w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=72 72w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\"\/><\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Adding more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to classrooms has hurt students more than helped them, a former teacher said amid speculation about the effects artificial intelligence will have on education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe introduce a lot of technology in the classrooms to correct problems that we see, and inevitably we end up causing more problems with the solution,\u201d Peter Laffin, the founder of Crush the College Essay and a writing coach, told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cOften the cure is worse than the disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, tech company OpenAI unveiled\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/blog\/chatgpt\/\">an AI chatbot<\/a>, ChatGPT, which has stunned users with its advanced functions like generating school essays for any grade level, answering open-ended analytical questions and writing jokes, poems and even computer code. The internet is swirling with predictions about the implications of this sophisticated technology, but at the forefront of Laffin\u2019s concern is the impact it will\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/ai-bot-schoolwork-blow-up-us-education-system-youngest-risk-former-teacher\">have on education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally think that we should be restricting all sorts of technological tools, and this one I think for a very particular reason,\u201d said Laffin, who was an English teacher of over 10 years. \u201cWe want to make sure that we\u2019re teaching kids, not just the subject but also values.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/classroom-technology-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A student uses a mouse at a computer inside a school.\" class=\"wp-image-24961557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/classroom-technology-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/classroom-technology-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/classroom-technology-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An expert is warning that advanced technology for students is actually harming them in the long run.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/Image Source<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Laffin fears the ability of students to use AI to complete assignments will further impact\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/american-education-failing-report-card-national-embarrassment\">an already struggling<\/a>\u00a0U.S. education system.<\/p>\n<p>Pandemic-related remote schooling\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/high-poverty-school-districts-suffered-learning-loss-during-covid-pandemic-according-study\">took a toll students<\/a>\u00a0across the U.S., with 2022 national test scores showing the largest decrease ever in math scores, while reading scores dropped to the lowest levels since 1992 for fourth and eighth graders, according to the Nation\u2019s Report Card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mock-essay-prompt-ai.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"OpenAI's ChatGPT shows a mock essay - technology available to students as young as middle school.\" class=\"wp-image-24961598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mock-essay-prompt-ai.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mock-essay-prompt-ai.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mock-essay-prompt-ai.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT shows a mock essay \u2013 technology available to students as young as middle school.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">OpenAI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe introduced a lot of technology to education to make our lives easier. We\u2019ve been doing that steadily for 20 years,\u201d Laffin said. \u201cI think educators would do well to ask themselves, \u2018how did any of this benefit us? Are our kids more educated now that there is an iPad for every student in every classroom?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can\u2019t say that\u2019s been a net positive, why on earth would we encourage the use of these technologies going forward?\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Ramiro Vargas contributed to this report.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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