Great point. But is anyone actually giving them guidance? I live in an area with well funded schools. Kids are routinely accepted to top universities and many others as well. I have seen no evidence that they receive guidance at school about how to use AI. Of course, they are definitely using it. The kids I’m working with right now have their sights set high and I know they have used AI but they do still need human guidance.
On a more pessimistic note, I don’t think any of us should think that kids are better writers now. They are not. Maybe I have an unusual perspective from most people because I do test prep too. I will say, unequivocally, they are mostly terrible with grammar and punctuation, and that includes the very top students. They are very clearly using AI to help them write.
It’s probably inevitable, but we might have to resign ourselves to the complete disappearance of writing skills being taught at school.