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Former CHS teacher urges district to confront AI’s classroom risks, suggests phone embargo
2136609 · January 14, 2025
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In public comment, former Cheltenham High School teacher Rick Topper urged the board to address artificial intelligence by prioritizing humanities instruction and restricting cell phone use in classrooms.
During the public comment portion of the Jan. 14 meeting, former Cheltenham High School teacher Rick Topper urged the board to prepare students for rapid technological change and to emphasize humanities instruction and classroom control over devices.
Topper, who said he taught in Cheltenham for 30 years and created a Digital Culture course at the high…
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