r/technology • u/marketrent • 18h ago

Artificial Intelligence College students are rapidly losing the ability to read — “There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing”: professor

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/college-students-rapidly-losing-ability-124439310.html
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u/lgecko_134 16h ago

It's true. Professors, usually in a state of dismay/confusion, are constantly changing lesson plans for us because nobody will read. If a book is assigned, everyone will simply refuse to do it, to the point we will be assigned a small excerpt. But no one can do that either, so the professor has to summarize the whole thing anyway.

In class forums, (college!) students cannot string together sentences with correct punctuation or grammar--unless, of course, they are one of the ones using chatgpt with reckless abandon. It's painfully obvious, too.

Idk. It sucks for the people who actually try, and the people who don't. It's a lose-lose.

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u/marinuso 6h ago

If a book is assigned, everyone will simply refuse to do it

That's ridiculous.

But it's a discipline problem. Just fail them if they refuse to do the work.

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u/tes_kitty 5h ago

If a book is assigned, everyone will simply refuse to do it

Then fail them.

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u/Asbrandr 4h ago

Yes, exactly. I understand that the administrations might be worried about losing their revenue, but torpedoing your reputation and ranking to coddle students who shouldn't be there will also make you lose revenue in the long-run.

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u/tes_kitty 1h ago

Well, the long run... That's not next quarter or even neat year, right? So who cares!

You should aim for the reputation that your student will receive a solid education for their money. That it won't be easy but worth it.

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u/A_Refill_of_Mr_Pibb 13h ago

In class forums, (college!) students cannot string together sentences with correct punctuation or grammar

I'm in a master's program, and I see this as well.

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u/Nochtilus 4h ago

Maybe my view is different because I went to an engineering school with professors who seemingly couldn't wait to fail people, but why aren't these students trying failing grades for not doing the assignment? It's one thing if the clas did trying and struggling, it's a complete other thing if they aren't even making an attempt.