How thousands of 'lazy' teachers are paying AI robots to write their pupils' end-of-year school reports for them
How thousands of 'lazy' teachers are paying AI robots to write their pupils' end-of-year school reports for them
Real Fast Reports has received sign-ups from over 1,000 teachers already. However, the use of AI in creating school reports has faced criticism from parenting groups and MPs.
The Mail on Sunday has uncovered that numerous teachers are relying on computer software powered by artificial intelligence to write their end-of-year school reports for them. Real Fast Reports has already attracted over 1,000 primary and secondary school teachers, and it can generate individualised reports for each student with ease. The cost of using the service is £10 per year, and it was introduced last year by two retired teachers.
Real Fast Reports prides itself on the time it can save teachers time , claiming that its AI software can produce 'fluent prose' by automatically adding student names and gender pronouns. With just a few bullet points about each student, teachers can generate individual reports spending no time at all.
The use of AI in creating school reports has been met with criticism from MPs and parenting groups who argue that the reports provide families with one of the few opportunities to monitor their child's performance in class. The reaction is compounded by recent teacher strikes which have resulted in missed lessons and closures. Chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, Chris McGovern, stated that parents are being neglected and disrespected by AI-generated reports. In his view, such reports are a dishonest and convenient way out for teachers that add to the poor reputation of the profession, much like the strikes.
Us For Them, a parenting campaign group, argued that children are expected to complete their homework independently without the assistance of AI and that parents should expect the same from schools.
Traditionally, report cards provided detailed assessments of a student's strengths and weaknesses, handwritten by teachers. However, in the past few decades, reports have become more standardised, leading to concerns that teachers are using generic comments for each child. Some teachers have even admitted to using ChatGPT to generate reports, with the software capable of transforming a couple of sentences into a polished and lengthy report of 250 words.
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