Paige Tutt
Role at the time: Edutopia editor, coauthor with Stephen Merrill
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Tutt and Merrill argue that schools should withhold AI assistance when it replaces the skill students need to practice. Their joint analysis allows narrower uses, including feedback on students' own drafts and comparing summaries with class notes.
“Asking AI to create the summary removes the real work of reorganizing the material from memory.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Paige Tutt and Stephen Merrill examine five student AI usesJointly authored October 16 Edutopia analysis
The authors distinguish a polished assignment from learning the skills needed to produce it.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The authors support task-specific restrictions while allowing uses that preserve students' thinking.