How Is AI Affecting GHHS?

by LEELA STRICKLIN February 9, 2026

AI affects students learning and teachers (Photo: Matúš Gocman/Unsplash).

What is AI?

AI or artificial intelligence is a technology that can produce answers to questions or prompts similar to a way a human would. AI has been changing the way students learn and the way teachers teach. It has become a common school routine for many.

How Do Students Use AI?

The Good:

  • Many students use AI as a study tool
  • It can help students better understand school subjects
  • It can be more helpful for some students to use AI than rely on a teacher

However, it is very easy for AI to be overly depended on by students.

The Bad:

  • When not used responsibly students scan homework by AI to be completed for them to copy which requires no real thinking.
  • Although AI can be helpful, Harper Cunningham, a Freshman at GHHS thinks, “Sometimes it can be more than I need.”
  • With this power so easily accessible many students rely on AI to generate full answers for assignments because it is easier and saves time.

What Does This Mean?

Although some students use AI responsibly. Harper Cunningham, a Freshman at GHHS, stated, “Some teachers take AI away as a resource because students abuse it.”

As a matter of fact, many students cheat with AI. A study from Education Next states, “Jump forward to modern day, and recent surveys find that 95 percent of students admit to having cheated in the previous year, and 72 percent report using AI to assist with their schoolwork.” AI can take over student learning.

Do Teachers Use AI?

Yes, many teachers use AI in two main ways:

  • To grade student work - To expel the possibility of grading mistakes
  • To edit or create lesson plans - This expands teaching techniques to give students new ways of learning

Both of these ways teachers use AI save time which ultimately saves time to focus on students and interactions in the classroom

How Is Student Use of AI Affecting Teachers?

A quote from EdWeek states, “Seventy percent of teachers worry that AI weakens critical thinking and research skills.” When students rely on AI it affects teachers two main ways.

  • Student's copying of AI requires no true thinking. Therefore when students complete schoolwork with AI, teachers dont know students’ true learning level so then they don’t know whether or not they need help.
  • When students copy off AI it lowers student-teacher interactions in the classroom.This leads to less engagement in class and difficulty to grow academically

What Classifies as Cheating With AI?

Students and teachers agree that, “If most of your work is AI, that’s cheating.” However there are some slight differences in opinions between students and teachers.

Student Thoughts

Many students believe that using AI to help generate ideas to start your work is ok. As well as using it to “critique your own work.” on your final copy. But, many would say that relying on AI to create your whole assignment is cheating, and “researching when you are in a test.”

Teachers Opinions

Most teachers would agree that using AI to create ideas and points for your first copy is cheating and that you should complete your assignment and then only maybe use AI with teacher permission if it is something like an essay you would like AI to perfect. Ms. Hunt, a freshman English teacher, believes that, “copying from AI is plagiarism.”

How Will AI Affect Education For the Future?

Positive Outlooks

Personalized learning - Allows students to understand material in their own unique way.

Menial and tedious tasks like grading can be done by AI - this frees more time for teachers to focus on students

Supporting independent learning - Teaches students how to gather information on their own. This sets them up for success outside of the classroom

Concerns

Taking over teacher responsibilities - With AI advancing there is a chance that AI could replace teachers.

Cost for schools - Implementing AI into classrooms can be very expensive for schools.

What Do Members of GHHS Think?

Ms. Hunt, a freshman English teacher, believes, “We will go back to pen and paper.”

Meanwhile, students believe, “AI will become more accessible,” to students in school. But, “kids will think less for themselves,” and become more reliant on AI.

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