I've been a teacher for 27 years. When ChatGPT first came out, I was terrified; now, I let my students use it to write essays.

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Kelly Gibson is a high school English teacher in Oregon.

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My daughter was too overwhelmed to focus on her college applications. I became the nagging parent.

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The author, left, is frustrated because her daughter, right, doesn't want to do her college applications.

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I'm a college professor, and I'm not sure I'll send my kid to college. A degree isn't required for success.

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The author, not pictured, is a professor but won't require her son to go to college.

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I lived in NYC with my 6 siblings during undergrad. For graduate school, I was determined to go abroad.

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Omarni Webb left New York City to pursue a master's degree in Sweden

Omarni Webb

I wanted my daughter to graduate from college debt-free, so I bought a storage unit business. It paid for her entire tuition.

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The author owns a storage unit business to pay for her daughter's college tuition.

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I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.

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Abby Ooi completed her master's in counseling while flying for Singapore Airlines.

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My daughter decided not to go to college right after high school. I'm proud of her for exploring her interests first.

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The author, not pictured, was surprised to learn her daughter didn't want to go to college yet.

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Harvard donations dropped nearly 15% amid wealthy alums' vows to cut off support

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Harvard saw a decrease in donations in the most recent fiscal year.

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Parents sue their son's school for punishing his AI use, heralding a messy future

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A Massachusetts student was punished for his use of AI on an assignment.

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Banning phones in school is the easy part. The hard part is what to do about social media.

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