I’ve been working with so many students who turn to it as a first resort for everything. The second a problem stumps them, it’s AI. The first source for research is AI.
It’s not even about the tech, there’s just something about not wanting to learn that deeply upsets me. It’s not really something I can understand. There is no reason to avoid getting better at writing.
I was a horrible student. In middle school, I was pulled out of public school and did independent study, and while I still had to learn the required core materials, I was allowed to pick what I wanted to learn outside of that and it was so much more fun for me.