EdSurge (Ed AI)
6/15/2026

AI grading tool writes feedback
Original: I Built an AI Grading Tool. Then a Student Thanked Me for Words I Didn’t Write.
Short summary
An educator built an AI grading tool and encountered a striking moment: a student thanked them for words the AI had written, words they never wrote. This raises critical questions about AI governance in educational settings—how do we maintain teacher agency and authority when AI systems increasingly handle assessment? The piece explores frameworks for deploying AI grading tools while keeping human teachers firmly in control of educational decisions.
- •AI grading tool generated unintended outputs students attributed to the educator
- •Highlights critical governance gap in AI-assisted education systems
- •Proposes frameworks for maintaining teacher control and agency with AI tools
Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.
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