I love this one! I have a lot of thoughts about AI in the classroom, but I think you really captured them.
I especially love the “beat the bot” test. I’ve written a lot of multiple choice and short answer questions as a teaching assistant, and mine are always better at pulling out nuances and ambiguities in the law than anything AI can generate. And they’re more fun and creative! Why let AI write something boring and rote when you can think of 10 puns to integrate into the fact pattern? Maybe I’d save valuable time as a busy law students, but man why not take full advantage of this immense privilege while I can?
It’s about your shift away from points: taking delight in our work. Having wonder in our learning and knowledge. As a teaching assistant, I was always trying to model enthusiasm for learning, not just *reading*. A lot of law students get by without reading the cases by just memorizing the rules. But isn’t it more interesting to learn about the real people whose lives are reflected in these legal opinions? I kept repeating, there’s so much more to life and your career than your grades. And I remind them that my grades may get me the interview, but my joy and passion and curiosity is what gets me the job. And maybe that’s using points as an incentive. But you can’t manufacture joy just for points.
I love this one! I have a lot of thoughts about AI in the classroom, but I think you really captured them.
I especially love the “beat the bot” test. I’ve written a lot of multiple choice and short answer questions as a teaching assistant, and mine are always better at pulling out nuances and ambiguities in the law than anything AI can generate. And they’re more fun and creative! Why let AI write something boring and rote when you can think of 10 puns to integrate into the fact pattern? Maybe I’d save valuable time as a busy law students, but man why not take full advantage of this immense privilege while I can?
It’s about your shift away from points: taking delight in our work. Having wonder in our learning and knowledge. As a teaching assistant, I was always trying to model enthusiasm for learning, not just *reading*. A lot of law students get by without reading the cases by just memorizing the rules. But isn’t it more interesting to learn about the real people whose lives are reflected in these legal opinions? I kept repeating, there’s so much more to life and your career than your grades. And I remind them that my grades may get me the interview, but my joy and passion and curiosity is what gets me the job. And maybe that’s using points as an incentive. But you can’t manufacture joy just for points.