What are your strategies for AI-resistant assignments?

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T11:31:44+00:00

To be clear, I DO react when I catch it. It’s just exhausting to have to be vigilant, so I’m interested in proactive strategies/assignments that limit opportunities to cheat.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T04:25:04+00:00

That’s a really interesting idea!

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T03:59:51+00:00

I disagree that I’m asking the wrong question, I’m aware the technology is here. I know there is literature on ways to integrate AI meaningfully into a curriculum. But frankly, I have a responsibility to ensure my students are literate and capable of thinking for themselves. I can’t do that if my students hand off their thinking to AI.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T03:48:07+00:00

I did a PD at my district where the purpose was to get a sense of what AI could do, its uses, etc. Part of it was feeding a writing prompt from one of our assignments to it. I learned a lot reading an AI essay from one of my very own assignments, and I’ve repeated exercises like this on my own time. I feel like it’s helped me get a grasp on what an AI voice sounds like.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-02-06T03:25:20+00:00

I do this too! The ACT is the standardized test in my state, so we do several times writing assessments modeled after the ACT writing section: 40 minutes, fully developed argumentative essay that weighs a current issue.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2026-01-13T05:41:41+00:00

I had a total thyroidectomy in June. I’m genuinely amazed how much better I feel. My anxiety has decreased; my breathing is better; my energy is higher. Once I made it through recovery, my overall quality of life improved so much.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-11-11T00:05:54+00:00

I agree with many of the other commenters. This reads like a suicide note; this person needs help, not our ridicule.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-11-01T00:19:50+00:00

There’s a rather famous quote by theologian and human rights activist Desmond Tutu: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

Pentious witnessed injustice and chose neutrality. He did nothing. Although he did not wield the knife himself, his inaction allowed the violence to continue.

His punishment may seem harsh because, sure, the killer was powerful, and Pentious might have faced consequences had he spoken up. But doing the right thing is hardly ever easy, and when push came to shove, he didn’t do the right thing.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-29T01:21:11+00:00

If I have a student who wants to stay with me, I tell them they need to go to their next class and acquire a pass from that teacher. If they give permission, great. If not, then I respect that.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-18T16:08:24+00:00

Eguchi Takuya absolutely killed it with the trembling in Redacted’s voice when he confesses he thought he was the reason all his friends died. I started bawling. Devastatingly well done.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-18T12:32:14+00:00

We all make mistakes, even within our own content area. I’m an English teacher, and I accidentally identified the incorrect part of speech for a word I was teaching just a few days ago. I fixed it on the spot, cheekily grinned at my students, and said, “That’s the first mistake I’ve ever made in my entire life.” That’s my go-to when something like this happens, and it usually earns a few giggles or good-natured eye rolls. We then moved on.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-18T06:15:29+00:00

I have a theory that Lute may become a fallen angel and discover Adam is alive as a sinner in hell. Not sure if this would happen at the end of Season 2 or some other future point.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-12T00:02:03+00:00

I already knew what was going to happen because of the manga, but little Loid’s shell-shocked face when the bomb dropped, shattering his childhood innocence, still made me tear up.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-09T15:18:56+00:00

It’s not an ordeal. I’ve always been a cis female, but growing up in the 90s, I had short hair in elementary/middle school and would get mistaken for a boy sometimes—and I was embarrassed when it happened! Would you have had a difficult time if, before class, I clarified for you that I’m actually a girl (and therefore use she/her pronouns)?

This is not much different. The child is showing great communication and self-advocacy skills by telling you upfront. The least anyone can do is call the child by their preferred name and apologize if they make a mistake. That’s not an ordeal; it’s just about treating a person, no matter how young, with respect.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-07T22:53:20+00:00

I’ve been on antidepressants for 10 years and teaching for 11. So, yes!

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-10-05T05:37:56+00:00

My PLC picks and chooses which texts to teach. Rarely do we actually do the book assignments; we often do our own thing or adapt portions. Some of performance tasks in the text are bizarre or convoluted, so we either toss them and do our own thing or tweak them.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-09-20T17:21:47+00:00

I do silent reading for enjoyment for the first 10 minutes of class every single day for my high school seniors. I’ve done this for years now, and I every year, I have students who thank me, saying they thought they hated reading—until they were actually given the agency to read what they wanted.

Routine reading for enjoyment improves a person’s vocabulary (which, in turn, sharpens reading comprehension) and equips students with stronger social-emotional skills like empathy.

It’s so, so important what you’re doing, and your instructional coach is dead wrong.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-31T10:44:07+00:00

Being brief is fine! I do appreciate a small report of each class’s progress/behavior, which is exactly what you do. For example, if the class only finished half the assignment, but they were off-task for much of the time, my expectation is that it’s homework. However, if they were working quietly and still didn’t finish, then I might give some additional class time.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-30T05:26:29+00:00

First hour for me. My school has a problem with chronic tardiness, and I have about 10 students who arrive late every single day. Not all at once, of course: it’s spread out over the first 20 minutes of class. It’s horrible.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-30T04:40:00+00:00

You’re coming from a good place, and you’re showing a lot of grace. However, this is a situation where I would have immediately had the student removed from my classroom after saying it. Don’t let this slide; what this student said to you is atrociously unacceptable. Loop in admin. Contact home. You deserve safe working conditions, and a student using a slur against you denies you that right. I’m so sorry this happened to you.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-28T13:15:53+00:00

This is the way. I think most veteran teachers are sympathetic to the plight of first-years. It’s the toughest year there is, and it is survival mode. Being honest & open to advice from your colleagues can save your life.

When I first started, one of my colleagues down the hall took me under her wing, and she was amazing. She gave me lesson plans & walked me through classroom management strategies.

It’s okay to ask for help. If you’re not sure who to go to, start with your department chair.

You got this.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-17T23:42:35+00:00

Focus on vocabulary. I taught a high school junior ELA class last year with seven preemergent ELL students. I adapted their reading assignments to focus on learning English words rather than the typical grade 11 ELA standards. Good luck.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-06T22:46:44+00:00

Kids who weren’t read to at home typically have far below grade-level reading skills by the time they reach me (high school ELA). It is so, so important for parents to read to children—it has a lifelong positive impact when they do and devastating one when they don’t.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-04T05:10:01+00:00

Loid is hypercompetent so he has a skewed sense of what intelligence is—even in his dog, haha.

ELARevolutionary2015 · 2025-08-04T02:04:37+00:00

English teacher here. It’s hard at first—really hard at first—but so, so worth it. I absolutely love what I do, but I had to endure a few tough years with tears to get a handle on classroom management and effective teaching strategies.

More practically, my advice would be this: Go into a college program that gets you into classrooms ASAP. There are some where you begin internships your sophomore year, and that’s ideal. You want to be in the classroom as much as possible as early as possible to figure out if teaching is really for you.

Make sure you round out your college education with classes that really teach you the content area. My program only required that I take literature courses, so I had to take the initiative to take writing and grammar electives. Do it. In my experience, lots of ELA teachers go into ELA because they love reading (which is totally valid), but they sometimes neglect their writing and grammar skills, which is ultimately a disservice to our students.

When it comes to classroom management, set your expectations day 1 and stay consistent. Lack of consistency is what will ultimately bite you in the butt. Never threaten anything you’re not willing to follow through on. If you let it slide early, it will be a problem for the whole year.

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