Students Are Experiencing AI in Very Different Ways. Is That a Problem? - Education Week
The “digital divide” isn’t just about who has a laptop anymore; it’s about who has the literacy to use AI effectively.
I keep seeing this pattern where schools are either banning AI out of fear or letting students experiment with it in a completely unguided, fragmented way. This creates a massive risk: we end up with a generation where some kids learn to use these tools as sophisticated partners, while others are left behind because their school lacked a clear roadmap.
In my view, “access” is the bare minimum. If we want to avoid creating a new form of tech inequity in Europe, our focus must shift toward structured AI literacy. We need to move away from the hodgepodge of “whatever tool the teacher likes” and toward intentional, high-quality instruction. It’s about teaching students how to think with the technology, not just how to prompt it for an answer.
We should be asking ourselves: are we actually preparing students for a world where AI is ubiquitous, or are we just letting them navigate it by accident?
How can we ensure that high-quality AI literacy becomes a standard right rather than a geographic lottery?
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https://www.edweek.org/technology/students-are-experiencing-ai-in-very-different-ways-is-that-a-problem/2026/06