AI in My Classroom: A Reflection from an Assistant Professor

 As an Assistant Professor, I don’t see AI as a threat. I see it as a mirror. It reflects how we teach, how students learn, and how education itself is evolving.

There was a time when students would wait for the next lecture to clarify doubts. Now, they walk into class having already explored multiple explanations online. They are more curious, sometimes more confused, but definitely more exposed. AI hasn’t reduced their thinking; it has expanded their access. And that changes my role. I am no longer just a source of information. I am becoming a guide, a filter, a mentor who helps them separate clarity from clutter.

Of course, I have my concerns. I worry about dependency. I worry that some students might use AI to complete tasks without truly understanding them. But then I ask myself — didn’t calculators create the same fear once? Didn’t the internet do the same? Every generation faces a new tool that feels disruptive. Over time, we learn not to resist it, but to integrate it wisely.

In staff rooms, AI is often a topic of debate. Some colleagues feel it is replacing originality. Others feel it is enhancing productivity. Personally, I think it is revealing something deeper: the importance of human qualities. Empathy. Ethics. Critical thinking. Communication. These are things no machine can truly replicate in the classroom environment.

When a student struggles emotionally, AI cannot notice the silence in their voice. When someone lacks confidence before a presentation, AI cannot offer reassuring eye contact. When a young mind feels lost about their career, it is not an algorithm they remember — it is a teacher’s words.

AI is powerful, yes. But it is a tool. And tools reflect the intent of the user. If we teach students responsibility, curiosity, and integrity, AI becomes an amplifier of their potential. If we neglect those values, it becomes a shortcut.

As an educator, I don’t aim to compete with AI. I aim to teach students how to live and think in a world where AI exists. That means encouraging them to ask better questions, to verify information, and to remain human in their decisions.

The future of education will not be about humans versus machines. It will be about humans working intelligently with machines.

And in that future, I still believe the role of a teacher remains timeless.

Not as a distributor of notes, but as a cultivator of wisdom.

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