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Why are they going back to paper and pencil? #Shorts

October 10, 2026
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What if the answer to artificial intelligence in the classroom is going back to paper and pencil?

What if the answer to artificial intelligence in the classroom is going back to paper and pencil?

In Frederick County, some teachers are returning to handwritten exercises. Justin Heid, a representative of the teachers’ association, says they are concerned that a student might use AI to complete an assignment done on a computer.

On paper, the teacher can better observe how the student develops their answer. But the report does not measure how many students were submitting AI-generated assignments or demonstrate that writing by hand alone improves learning.

It is a specific response to a concern: replacing the screen with a sheet of paper to see how the student thinks.

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