By that logic wouldn’t it be ok for grade schoolers to use calculators when they are learning basic math? Sure you can teach someone how to get an answer, but have you actually given them an understanding of the material to be built upon?

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“If we want to ensure kids can do arithmetic without calculators, we can have exams in which there are no calculators.”

Which is exactly what the parent was trying to do with a an exam that forbade the use of AI.