AI in Schools and Universities

May 10, 2026, 14:29
USSociety

Introduction

Schools are thinking about AI. They want to know if AI helps students or hurts their brains.

Main Body

Many students in the USA use AI for school work. Some schools teach students how to use AI. Other parents and teachers are worried. They think AI makes students lazy and stops them from thinking. At MIT, some teachers do not like AI for writing. They say AI writing is too perfect. Real writing is hard, but this hard work helps the brain grow. AI makes writing too easy. Some studies show a problem. Students who use AI a lot may have weaker brain connections. They do not practice how to think by themselves.

Conclusion

Some people want AI in schools. Other people want to keep schools for human thinking.

Learning

The Power of "Too"

In the text, we see a very useful word for A2 students: too.

When we use too before an adjective, it means "more than we want" or "more than is good."

Examples from the text:

  • "AI writing is too perfect" → It is so perfect that it doesn't look like a human wrote it.
  • "AI makes writing too easy" → It is so easy that the brain doesn't have to work.

Compare these two:

  1. Very perfect (Just a high level of perfection) →\rightarrow Too perfect (A problem because of the perfection)
  2. Very easy (Simple to do) →\rightarrow Too easy (A problem because there is no challenge)

Common A2 Patterns:

  • Too hot →\rightarrow I can't drink the coffee.
  • Too expensive →\rightarrow I can't buy the shirt.
  • Too fast →\rightarrow I can't understand the teacher.

Vocabulary Learning

AI (n.)
Artificial Intelligence, a computer program that can think and learn.
Example:AI can help students with their homework.
schools (n.)
Places where people learn new skills.
Example:Schools teach children new skills every day.
students (n.)
People who learn at schools.
Example:Students study math every day.
parents (n.)
Adults who raise children.
Example:Parents help their children with schoolwork.
teachers (n.)
People who teach others.
Example:Teachers explain new ideas to students.
worry (v.)
Feel concern or anxiety about something.
Example:Parents worry about their child's future.
lazy (adj.)
Not wanting to work or try hard.
Example:Some students feel lazy when using AI.
thinking (n.)
The process of using the mind to understand or solve problems.
Example:Thinking helps us solve problems.
writing (n.)
The act of putting words on paper or screen.
Example:Writing improves communication skills.
practice (v.)
To repeat an activity to become better at it.
Example:Students need to practice math daily.