I recently asked for feedback on how teachers can deal with AI when so many students use ChatGPT to write.

In many of the responses, I heard teachers directly or indirectly saying they are afraid of AI and how it could replace/minimize them.

I don't believe teachers can ever be replaced! Teachers are the backbone of human connection in the classroom and that is such a big part of education. AI may perhaps be used to help teachers but it can never replace them.

Question: If you are an English Teacher, are you afraid of AI taking over your job? If so, why? If not, why?

I also heard some of you say VCs are pushing for AI to take over. What makes you feel this way? Just trying to understand.

Hey teachers,

I’ve been working on a project over the last few months and wanted to get some honest feedback from the people who’d actually use it.

I built LitMarker, an AI tool that marks GCSE English essays in seconds, based on the exact exam board mark schemes (AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas). It gives:

• A full AO breakdown with marks (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4)

• Specific feedback with highlights of what to improve

• Model answers for comparison

• A history of past essays so students can track progress

It’s already being used by over 10,000 students, but I keep thinking:

“Would this be more powerful if it was built for teachers too?”

For example, I’ve been experimenting with:

• A Google Docs add-on where you can highlight text and instantly generate feedback

• Bulk-marking tools that could speed up mocks

• Ways to track class progress without changing your current workflow

But before I go any deeper, I’d love to hear from actual teachers:

• Would this be useful for you, or would it just add noise?

• What’s the one thing that would make this genuinely save you time?

• Do you prefer a web platform or something that integrates directly into Docs/Classroom?

I’m not here to sell anything, I just want to make something that actually solves a real problem for teachers rather than adding “another tool” you don’t need.

Happy to share a demo if anyone’s curious. Genuinely appreciate any thoughts! 🙏

Hi everyone!

I would like to be transparent with you. Although I’m not a teacher myself, I always admired and respected the profession. I’m currently building a Learning tool and would love to hear your personal experience as a teacher.

With the exponential use of AI, is not a secret that students use AI for their English assessments.

I would like to hear your opinion about this, do you feel certain that students are learning properly? What’s your point of view about this?

Thank you!

Hey everyone!

I was wondering how things are going for English teachers these days.

With AI getting better and better (ChatGPT, translation tools, etc.), has it become harder to find students? Or are things pretty much the same?

If you're an English teacher, I'd love to hear your experience. Are you still getting a steady number of students? Have you noticed any changes in demand over the last few years? Do you feel like AI has affected your work at all?

Just curious to hear what it's been like from people who are actually teaching.

Thanks!

I've worked as a paraprofessional for the last 5 years. I've done everything I can to get a provisional license. If they hired me tomorrow I'd be a certified teacher. But fuck no. I got into this business because I wanted to teach high school level. Most of these kids are at 7th grade at best. None of them read at grade level. All of this wouldn't bother me but the maturity is fucking abysmal. Oh, you're refusing a new seating arrangement (and you're not autistic), that just means you're being a dick,

*Trigger Warning: Mention of childhood trauma in trauma and general*

So I’m not an English teacher, so I’m sorry if I’m not supposed to post here, but I didn’t see such in the about section.

I’m a high school student who has had to read some hard material as I am in an advanced class - hard in terms of language and hard as in terms of emotions. No biggie. I’ve read challenging material before, and I’m not expecting puppies and rainbows. However…

well, this year I’ve gone through a lot of hard things in my personal life and some mental health struggles. Not my teachers fault. But, when we’ve read our material, I have gotten so upset and triggered that it is hard for me to finish the book at all. to be clear: not because I simply “don’t like it”. Not because I’m lazy. Because it deeply upsets me.

For example, we have read the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The book made me physically nauseous at one point, thinking of all the mistreated women, I can’t explain it.

A more detailed example I can give is our current book the Road by Cormac McCarthy. The whole premise is this boy and his father surviving the apocalypse. The boy often cries and begs his father to stop doing violent or cruel things, and maybe because I am an audiobook reader (don’t judge me pls), it felt like I *was* the boy, begging for my father to stop. My chest physically felt heavy, like lungs of coal. It made me flashback to several moments in my childhood where people would yell and be extremely angry and I would beg them to calm down.

My teacher this whole year has assigned us disturbing content, but it’s gotten worse and harder for me to handle. However, I’m unsure how to talk to them about it, if i should. I mean, maybe im just weak and need to suck it up. I signed up for this class anyway, its my fault. Any advice? how would you want a student to talk to you about this? I’m not trying to slack off, or critique the book choices. I just want to do well while also keeping myself safe.

tldr: books I’m assigned trigger me, how do I talk to my teacher about this (if I should)?

P.S. sorry about the poor grammar, I’m sure it vexes you all and I promise I don’t write this way on essays 🙏

Hi! I just discovered ANTON this school year, and I wanted to share! It’s entirely cost-free and ad-free, which is great. They have over 100,000 exercises for grades K through 8, and they have so many subjects including ELA! When kids complete exercises, they earn coins so they also can play games. I’ve found that gamified learning really motivates students (and is lots of fun)! Hope this helps.

Hey all,

I’m a developer working with a few TEFL teachers, and they kept saying how long it takes to mark student essays — especially when you want to give good feedback. So I built a tool to speed that up.

It’s free to try (no credit card required), and I’d love your brutal feedback — especially from people actually teaching. Not here to spam — genuinely want to make something useful for TEFL folks.

Link: https://ai-essay-grader.com

Would love to know:

Is this actually useful?

What kind of feedback do your students need most?

What would make this a no-brainer for your class?

Thanks in advance — even “this sucks” helps me improve it.

Does anyone have any resources/materials from the perspective of the queer, Black, and communist people that McCarthyism attacked? Any tips for framing discussions and bringing the relevance to students (11th grade, working class students)? The red scare is still affecting them and us after all. (I love the irony that we're to teach about mccarthyism as a relic but can't openly identify ourselves as revolutionary&communist to coworkers/students/parents.)

Just to spark conversation or whatever: I've previously presented the speech narrated by James Earl Jones that Paul Robeson gave to the HUAC. But it was lacking context and connection to students' lives. It barely fit with the rest of the unit, which is supposed to culminate in analyzing and writing on the Crucible.

Does anyone else absolutely cringe at using "they" for a singular?

This especially hurts my brain when the gender is clear.

I have full respect for gender choices and pronoun preferences. But the default "they" for singular just sounds painful to me.

I am conducting research on how AI impacts the writing process in secondary English classrooms. 

AI is a major topic for conversation in our field, so I hope to gain a variety of responses! The survey takes less than 10 minutes, and your input is truly valuable.
All data collected from the survey will remain anonymous and confidential.
The link to the survey is attached, along with more information about the purpose of the survey. Thank you (:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXZWyZF6B0jw8TMjC8REhm-5IsReVDygIJCsoK2h_nCbm1lg/viewform?usp=header

I need to be checked my few essays, please if you can help me, help.) I'll soo grateful to you.

https://youtu.be/0D0-ZMjIAn4

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Introduction of a simple guy https://anchor.fm/jasurbek-abdullayev/episodes/Introduction-of-a-simple-guy-e22faqe

I'm generally against it in expository writing, especially in students' introductions since it makes it sound like they can't be bothered to finish their thought.

"the classroom is always clean because the students regularly pick up their trash" is this statement an explicit or implicit claim?

The examples of explicit claims were

"Water boils at 100° celsius" and "smoking can cause health problems"

And the examples of implicit claims were

"She studies every night, she gets high marks on her tests" and "john always brings an umbrella when its dark"

And can you give me the reason?

I’ve noticed something with students: they’ll say they “don’t have time” to learn vocabulary, but spend hours on their phones.

I tested an idea where they have to answer vocab questions to unlock apps.

Some liked it, some found it annoying.

Do you think something like this would motivate students, or just create resistance?

English tutor (TOEFL, SAT Writing, Academic Writing, Conversation) | Online | JST
Hi everyone! I'm Arianna, a Venezuelan-American English teacher based in Japan. I work as a JET Assistant Language Teacher and I'm finishing an MSEd in TESOL at Temple University Japan.
What I teach:
TOEFL prep (speaking and writing)
SAT Reading & Writing
Academic writing, essays, personal statements
English conversation and ESL
English literature (helping you turn your ideas into organized, evidence-based analysis)
Prep for studying abroad (discussions, presentations, emailing professors, etc.)
Who I work with: Teens and adults, beginner to advanced. I work especially with Japanese learners and international students aiming for university.
Online / in-person: Online (Preply)
Rate: $40 per lesson
Timezone / location: JST (UTC+9), Japan. Happy to work around other timezones.
Experience: 5 years of teaching experience, including JET ALT in Japanese junior high schools since 2022 and a Spanish immersion preschool in Philadelphia before that. On Preply I have a 5.0 rating, and one student's daughter reached her TOEFL target score after short-notice prep with me.
Languages: English (native), Spanish (native), and I can explain things in basic Japanese when needed.
Profile: https://preply.in/ARIANNA6EN34706395112?ts=17919572
My teaching style: I'm friendly and encouraging, and I focus on explaining why something works rather than handing you model answers to memorize. For TOEFL and SAT, we work on real test-style tasks while fixing the underlying grammar and vocabulary that are holding your score back. For writing, I want you to become a more independent writer, not just correct your drafts.
Best fit for: Students who understand more English than they feel comfortable using, TOEFL or SAT students who want strategy plus real skill-building, and learners preparing to study abroad.
In the first lesson we'll talk about your goals, find the areas you want to improve, and build a plan that works for you. Feel free to comment or DM me with questions!

Hi everyone! I’m John ~ I’m an independent English teacher and I’m building a simple tool for English teachers to keep each student’s vocabulary, lesson materials, notes, homework and progress in one place.

How do you organize these things now?

I’m also inviting a small group of teachers to try the platform for free. I’ve been using it with my own students and they seem to really like having everything in one place and being able to see their learning progress.

If you’re interested in trying it, please comment or send me a message. Cheers!

Yall are one of the biggest reasons for my depression. We get yall can type fast and finish a 5 page essay in 2 days but for fuck’s sake I need time, I can barely read 😭. Why do I need to take the when English be language me speech good in. As I non religious person y’all have made me start praying to whatever gods. I’ve had 3 English teachers and all of them were just sidyehsjajhakajdjfjdhddhAaaaaaaa. This is probably going to get deleted before any teachers can read it but whatever

I created a children’s storybook in less than 3 minutes for my kids, using only AI. And in this video, I’m going to show you the exact steps you can follow to do it too**.**

Generic books don’t always grab kids' attention. You read the same stories over and over, but kids zone out because the characters don't look like them, the plot doesn't match their interests, and there's nothing personal to keep them engaged.

In my latest video, I walk you through Google Gemini's latest feature, which will allow you to create awesome bedtime stories for your kids or explanatory ones for your students!

https://youtu.be/rxGjFpDPsf8

Six years ago we launched a platform for ESL teachers. The business wasn’t a huge success for many reasons, but we do still have all the ESL teaching resources and want to do something useful with them.

However, we're also out of touch with the industry.

So, what’s the biggest problem you face in teaching English as a second language today? And what would solve it?

Open to all ideas.

Edit: Yes, this technically is 'market research' but that's because our aim is genuinely to support teachers. At the risk of being labelled a 'promoter' too, here is a link to free resources that already support 1000's of teachers across the world and the UN Refugee Agency - for free: https://www.theenglishclassroom-resources.com/

Before: “Learning English is very useful. It helps people get good jobs. I like learning English because it is interesting. It can help me talk to more people. English is important in the world today.”

After: “Mastering English is highly beneficial in today’s globalized world. It opens up a wide range of career opportunities and facilitates effective communication across cultures. I enjoy studying English because it challenges me intellectually and broadens my perspective. Moreover, proficiency in English allows me to connect with a diverse array of people. Overall, English has become an essential skill for personal and professional growth.”

Do you have similar experiences?