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ALT What Works for Me: “I asked ChatGPT to write an essay on the theme of fear in Macbeth. I gave it to my seniors and told them I’d probably score it a D. Their job was to redeem it. C level added quotes and better syntax. B level had to thoroughly expand. Most chose the ‘A’ option: not look at the ChatGPT essay and write their own. It helped them to see how simplistic the AI is, unless they’re sophisticated in programming it.” —Kristen Brewer, Educator

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ALT Quote from Kyndall Brown - Aguirre’s, Martin’s, and Mayfield’s expanded edition of The Impact of Identity in K-12 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices calls into question the current educational obsession with mathematics standards in ways that causes us to pause and ask, ‘Are standards worthy of our students?’ They argue that standards need to support mathematical, social, and knowledge empowerment.

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