Such an important point about the invisible support that underpins academic competence and literacy. I see it in my own young granddaughters already - endless parental support and encouragement with reading, writing, storytelling, general knowledge. This will give them such an advantage in the future over others without such social and cultural capital. Already better writers than many who are ten years older. Those without this advantage may find AI tools incredibly useful. Also, thanks for those pointers to non-ChatGPT resources!
Thanks for an insightful article, Marc. I particularly appreciate the tracing analogy. And your list of various resources is helpful as well—thanks for sharing!
Such an important point about the invisible support that underpins academic competence and literacy. I see it in my own young granddaughters already - endless parental support and encouragement with reading, writing, storytelling, general knowledge. This will give them such an advantage in the future over others without such social and cultural capital. Already better writers than many who are ten years older. Those without this advantage may find AI tools incredibly useful. Also, thanks for those pointers to non-ChatGPT resources!
Thanks for an insightful article, Marc. I particularly appreciate the tracing analogy. And your list of various resources is helpful as well—thanks for sharing!
I really, really like the tracing analogy, which helps me extend the thoughts I've put together here (5K words). https://preterite.net/blog/2023/03/02/chatgpt-for-writing-teachers-a-primer/ Thank you for the insights! I'd be curious to see what your evolving syllabi look like.