ChatGPT!!! What Does It Mean For Schools? Should Writing Be Taught Anymore? Is Using AI Generated Writing Plagiarism? Is This Technology Just Another Calculator? What's the Future of Education?

The Best Paragraph I've Read: "Unfortunately, my experience at Dons Restaurant was not nearly as pleasant. The tacos were really bad, and the Coke was overly salty. The atmosphere was quiet, but it was also quite sweaty. The worst part, however, was the mean service. I wouldn't recommend Dons Restaurant to anyone." This paragraph comes from ChatGPT.  It was created by artificial intelligence after Zac Abeel asked for an original restaurant review that included the words: Dons Restaurant, bad tacos, quiet, sweaty, salty coke, mean service.  While you cannot find this exact paragraph, you can explore this amazing technology here: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ Zac and Don talk about the implications of ChatGPT on education and society.  They wonder how schools will respond to a technology that can write an essay or improve an essay upon request.  They wonder if there is a need to teach writing anymore.  They wonder if using AI generated writing is plagiarism or is it just like using a calculator in math class.  They throw out ideas on what school in the future could look like. Zac and Don also reference the following article from The Atlantic: The End of High School English  written by Daniel Herman