AI has become the norm for students. Teachers are playing catch-up

Dec 28, 2025
1 min read

Huddled around tables on the 19th floor of a Manhattan office building, about 50 public school teachers recently grilled their newest classroom assistants — questioning them on lesson plans, student privacy laws and even water consumption.

The assistants thought for a moment, ebulliently thanked the teachers for their questions, and then shared detailed, professional answers.

Instead of interviewing fresh college graduates or professionals making a mid-career pivot, the educators were interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots, getting a taste of how several AI tools could help them in the classroom.