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I asked Wendy if I could read the paper she turned in, and when I opened the document, I was surprised to see the topic: critical pedagogy, the philosophy of education pioneered by Paulo Freire. The philosophy examines the influence of social and political forces on learning and classroom dynamics. Her opening line: “To what extent is schooling hindering students’ cognitive ability to think critically?” Later, I asked Wendy if she recognized the irony in using AI to write not just a paper on critical pedagogy but one that argues learning is what “makes us truly human.” She wasn’t sure what to make of the question. “I use AI a lot. Like, every day,” she said. “And I do believe it could take away that critical-thinking part. But it’s just — now that we rely on it, we can’t really imagine living without it.”
"No you can't use a calculator! You won't always have one in your pocket." ~ '90s math teachers.
The critical thinking part is understanding why the answer became to be.
It is still important to understand why the numbers worked out the way they did, so that in real life you have the ability to use them with math properly and get the correct answers. Even if in your real life situation, it's to just plug the equation into the calculator in the the proper way, to get a correct answer.
The why is critical thinking