ChatGPT, the cutting-edge chatbot from OpenAI that was released in November 2022, can solve math equations, write a history term paper, compose a sonnet and almost everything in between. So it's not surprising that many educators support banning the chatbot in schools to prevent plagiarism, cheating and just plain inaccuracy. In response to these concerns, some major districts have banned the chatbot in schools. In December, the Los Angeles Unified School District "preemptively" blocked access to ChatGPT while "a risk/benefit assessment is conducted," a district spokesperson told the Washington Post. And in January, New York City Public Schools banned access to ChatGPT from devices and networks that the school owns, per the Washington Post.

Like most other teachers, I joined the profession to improve the world. But the job I loved so much eventually exhausted me: and like so many others, I left. I was tired of the laborious paperwork (too often solely for the benefit of inspectors). I was tired of having to give evidence for every judgement I made in ridiculous detail. I was tired of flagging up children who needed further support for it to never materialise.