Teachers spend up to 29 hours a week doing nonteaching tasks: writing emails, grading, finding classroom resources, and carrying out other administrative work. They also have high stress levels and are at risk for burnout.
Can artificial intelligence help ease both those problems?
Advocates say AI can be a real timesaver for teachers, completing tasks in seconds that would have taken a person hours. While educators caution that AI will never replace a teacher’s professional expertise, many argue that it can take the more mundane, rote job duties off teachers’ plates—reshaping a notoriously high-stress job.