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German Teachers Remain Wary of AI in Classrooms

A June survey highlights teachers’ fears that AI could threaten students’ social skills alongside widespread uncertainty about using ChatGPT.

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Overview

  • Sixty-one percent of teachers believe AI endangers students’ social and communicative skills, according to the Robert-Bosch-Stiftung’s Schulbarometer.
  • Sixty-two percent of respondents report feeling unprepared to work with AI tools like ChatGPT, with more than half using them less than once a month.
  • Despite reservations, 57 percent of teachers recognize AI’s potential to support personalized learning in their classrooms.
  • Forty-two percent of educators cite worsening student behavior as their top stressor, up from 35 percent last year.
  • Experts including Dagmar Wolf call for systematic professional development to help teachers integrate AI responsibly.