Test students on how they work with AI, too
In-class exams keep kids using their own brains. I think schools should also measure how well students prompt and collaborate with AI to solve problems.
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Kids are going to be using AI at home nonstop. That's why I shared a Reuters story from Oct. 28, 2026, which found teachers replacing some take-home assignments with in-class writing and oral exams as AI use spreads reuters.com.
I like that. Doing these exams in class forces kids to still use their brains. But it's one concept and one approach. There are different ways to test and examine kids, and this is just one of them.
Here's another one I'd add: Kids should be tested on how they prompt AI to get answers. Being able to show that you can think and collaborate with AI to get to the right answer is an extremely powerful problem-solving skill.
That doesn't replace the basics. Kids still need to know fundamentals and a lot of core, foundational material. Assessing how they work with AI would be one of many types of assessment that should happen.
But collaborating with AI, and learning how to get to an answer with its help, demonstrates amazing problem-solving skills. That shouldn't go unnoticed and unmeasured.
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