Educators have strong opinions for and against AI use in schools, but how do students feel?

There’s been some great (and sometimes polarizing) dialogue around AI use in education this summer—both here at Teacher2Teacher and on the T2T Facebook page.

👉 Stacy K’s question led a discussion about how AI shapes student thinking, learning, and identity.

👉 Paige T’s post covered tensions around AI use in education and the need for teacher-led dialogue.

👉 Usman D’s ask surfaced ideas about how AI can challenge teachers to think about the purpose of schooling, human connection, curiosity, and meaningful learning.

Educators have strong opinions about how AI should or should not be used, but what does it look like to include students in this conversation? A few weeks ago, EducationWeek ran a piece on a student-created AI policy framework.

After reading the framework and thinking about our summer discourse, my question is two-fold:

1. How are we centering student voices in AI policy creation and adoption?

2. What students and families are most likely to be marginalized when we are not intentional about who is in on the conversation?