Student Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
Student Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
Publish Date: 2026-03-04 16:30:00
Source Domain: www.mnps.org
When high school students from Whites Creek, Glencliff, McGavock, and John Overton gathered at the first MNPS AI Summit, they did not debate whether artificial intelligence belongs in school.
They were asking a different question: How can it help them learn better?
Sean Sanders, a senior at Glencliff High School, put it simply: “I don’t say, ‘Give me the answer.’ I say, ‘Teach me how to do it.’ ”
Sean gave a simple example. To prepare for the ACT, he asked AI to generate practice math problems and walk him through the solutions. Then he prompted AI to create study sheets so he could practice on his own.
Other students on the panel – invited to offer student perspectives on artificial intelligence to district teachers and staff – described using AI to format scripts, work through advanced math problems, and support research projects.
“Maybe you’re at home and you’re struggling with something,” said Mikayla Hester, a junior at Whites Creek High School. “You can’t always text your teacher or e-mail them at 12 in the morning and ask, ‘How do I do this?’ Sometimes you can just ask AI, ‘Hey, can you explain this to me?’ And then maybe if you still need more help, you go to your teacher.”
Joshua Ausbrooks, a senior at McGavock High School, described using AI to clarify his creative work.
“I wrote down a script, but I wanted ChatGPT to format it in a way that was more understandable and more script-like.”
For these students, AI is not replacing learning. It is supporting it.
Personalized Learning on Demand
Students also see AI as a way to make learning more personalized.
Siddha Williams, a senior at John Overton High School, said AI can meet students where they are.
“I think AI will open doors to teach kids the way they need to be taught,” she said. “It allows students to break things down the way they need it broken down.”
For research, students see AI as expanding access to information they might not…
