Barnaul teachers: 'Block GDZ and they'll just switch to AI'

In recent days, the topic of blocking websites with ready-made answers to schoolchildren«s homework assignments has been actively discussed online. NGS22.RU found out what Barnaul teachers think about it and whether this measure is reasonable.

Thus, according to Barnaul teacher Alena Tolstova, blocking ready-made homework (GDZ) websites is unlikely to be effective:

— Many students use ready-made homework assignments not out of laziness, but rather out of desperation: some have difficulties with the material, others simply lack time. When a student looks at a ready-made solution, they learn to see possible mistakes and better understand the structure of the tasks. A complete elimination of such resources risks the loss of an important stage in developing critical thinking, — notes the teacher.

According to her, a complete ban on GDZ will not help solve the problem, since modern children not only easily adapt to restrictions, for example by using artificial intelligence, but also show teachers themselves that the learning process should be more engaging:

— The issue here is much deeper, and the problem won«t be solved with a simple ban. Comprehensive measures are needed: training qualified teachers, creating engaging teaching aids, fostering an atmosphere of trust and support within the school. We must interest the children, show them the importance of learning; then the need for ready-made homework will disappear by itself, — she concluded.

Anastasia Potanina, a teacher at a Barnaul classical school, agreed with this opinion, saying the initiative would be completely useless:

— We shouldn«t ban GDZ, but rather slightly change the approach to homework. Is it given to actually practice a skill or just so the child writes something down? I often tell my students they can, of course, copy their homework, but if they don»t understand why it«s written one way and not another, they will fail on tests and exams and will essentially steal time from themselves. I have children who use GDZ and artificial intelligence to understand the material, to check themselves. That»s the whole point, isn«t it? If you forbid them from using GDZ, they»ll simply switch to AI, — the teacher concluded.

At the same time, there is an opposing viewpoint within the teaching community. Barnaul teacher Natalia Smarygina believes the initiative to block answer sites may be justified:

— First and foremost, it«s a question of honesty. Imagine a situation: one student studied all year, solved problems, prepared for olympiads, while another simply bought ready-made answers and got the same grade. It»s unfair. In this sense, the law protects the real knowledge and work of schoolchildren, — the teacher believes.

According to her, free access to ready-made solutions directly affects the quality of education.

— If any assignment can simply be copied, the very meaning of learning disappears — the ability to think, analyze, and find solutions. We lose the purpose of the educational process. Restricting such resources is an attempt to fight not against children, but against laziness and a formal approach to studying, — the teacher noted.