Human Still Required / Field Notes
Teachers Pay Teachers will ban AI-generated teaching resources. But “AI-free” isn’t a quality standard. School leaders need a review standard: every resource checked and owned by a professional.
Read article: AI-Free Isn’t a Quality Standard. Judgment Is.Students mostly support in-class phone limits but oppose all-day bans. How leaders make this cellphone ban policy decision, by listening first, sets the pattern for AI policy next.
Read article: Cellphone Ban Policy Is a Listening Test for LeadersA banned-tools list tells people what to avoid. School AI guidance built on a few clear principles tells teachers and students how to decide, even about tools no one has reviewed yet.
Read article: School AI Guidance Needs Principles, Not Just ListsA new review found ChatGPT’s Teen Mode didn’t work as promised. Student AI safety can’t be outsourced to a setting; leaders must name what they protect and start the conversations.
Read article: Teen Mode Isn’t a Safety Plan. School Leadership Is.School AI bans respond to real concerns, but control isn’t leadership. A pause can buy time; only clear purpose, honest conversation and student voice build the judgment schools need.
Read article: AI Bans Feel Safe. That Doesn’t Make Them Leadership.
