Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
One teacher cannot provide continuous individualized instruction to every student while simultaneously teaching an entire class. Artificial intelligence tools now make that possible. Artificial intelligence, however, cannot replace a classroom teacher.
Artificial intelligence is simply another teaching tool available whenever the teacher chooses to use it.
Education requires a teacher who determines what will be taught.
The teacher presents the lesson, teaches it, and guides the discussion.
The teacher develops judgment, reasoning, and intellectual independence in their students.
Artificial intelligence can help the teacher reach students whose primary language is not American English. Instead of removing those students from the regular classroom for much of the day, artificial intelligence can provide individualized language support for each of those students while they continue learning with their classmates. Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and subject matter can all be reinforced continuously without interrupting the flow of classroom instruction.
Artificial intelligence can also help the teacher provide individualized instruction after tests and examinations.
Every experienced teacher knows that an incorrect answer identifies something the student did not fully understand. The teacher must determine whether the student misunderstood the question, lacked the necessary knowledge, failed to understand the underlying concept, or simply made an error in applying knowledge already possessed. Every teacher develops a personal method of providing that individualized instruction, but time rarely permits the teacher to do that for every student after every examination.
Now, for every question answered incorrectly, the teacher can assign an artificial intelligence tutoring tool to work with the student on that question. Using instructional methods selected by the teacher, the tool can identify what the student did not understand, provide additional explanations, reinforce the underlying concepts, answer additional questions, and continue working with the student until the teacher’s instructional objective has been achieved.
This need is especially apparent on standardized examinations such as the New York State Regents Examinations. Many students struggle not because they lack the necessary knowledge, but because the language of the examination exceeds their reading comprehension or vocabulary. Individualized tutoring can identify whether the obstacle is language, knowledge, reasoning, or conceptual understanding and then address that specific difficulty.
Success in science and mathematics depends upon understanding and internalizing concepts rather than memorizing procedures or mastering mechanics.
Artificial intelligence will continue to evolve. New teaching applications will emerge as classroom teachers develop new methods of using artificial intelligence in their own classrooms.
The future of public education will be determined by the classroom teachers who decide how artificial intelligence should be used to help their students learn.
Artificial intelligence is not the future of teaching. Teachers are.
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AI Is Another Tool For Teachers
July 11, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Education
Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
One teacher cannot provide continuous individualized instruction to every student while simultaneously teaching an entire class. Artificial intelligence tools now make that possible. Artificial intelligence, however, cannot replace a classroom teacher.
Artificial intelligence is simply another teaching tool available whenever the teacher chooses to use it.
Education requires a teacher who determines what will be taught.
The teacher presents the lesson, teaches it, and guides the discussion.
The teacher develops judgment, reasoning, and intellectual independence in their students.
Artificial intelligence can help the teacher reach students whose primary language is not American English. Instead of removing those students from the regular classroom for much of the day, artificial intelligence can provide individualized language support for each of those students while they continue learning with their classmates. Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and subject matter can all be reinforced continuously without interrupting the flow of classroom instruction.
Artificial intelligence can also help the teacher provide individualized instruction after tests and examinations.
Every experienced teacher knows that an incorrect answer identifies something the student did not fully understand. The teacher must determine whether the student misunderstood the question, lacked the necessary knowledge, failed to understand the underlying concept, or simply made an error in applying knowledge already possessed. Every teacher develops a personal method of providing that individualized instruction, but time rarely permits the teacher to do that for every student after every examination.
Now, for every question answered incorrectly, the teacher can assign an artificial intelligence tutoring tool to work with the student on that question. Using instructional methods selected by the teacher, the tool can identify what the student did not understand, provide additional explanations, reinforce the underlying concepts, answer additional questions, and continue working with the student until the teacher’s instructional objective has been achieved.
This need is especially apparent on standardized examinations such as the New York State Regents Examinations. Many students struggle not because they lack the necessary knowledge, but because the language of the examination exceeds their reading comprehension or vocabulary. Individualized tutoring can identify whether the obstacle is language, knowledge, reasoning, or conceptual understanding and then address that specific difficulty.
Success in science and mathematics depends upon understanding and internalizing concepts rather than memorizing procedures or mastering mechanics.
Artificial intelligence will continue to evolve. New teaching applications will emerge as classroom teachers develop new methods of using artificial intelligence in their own classrooms.
The future of public education will be determined by the classroom teachers who decide how artificial intelligence should be used to help their students learn.
Artificial intelligence is not the future of teaching. Teachers are.