The Mom who Proudly Taught Her 6th Grader To “Cheat” With ChatGPT
A mom taught her 6th grader how to cheat with ChatGPT.
On purpose.
And a lot of parents quietly agreed with her.
In today’s email:
🧠 Top Story: The Mom Who Taught Her 6th Grader To ‘Cheat’ With ChatGPT.
🔍 Last week’s poll Results : What % of high schoolers do you think admit to using ChatGPT on assignments?
🛠️ AI Parenting Training : The Only 8 ChatGPT Prompts Most Parents Need.
TOP STORY
The mom who taught her kid to “cheat” with ChatGPT
A mom wrote about how she required her 6th-grade son to use ChatGPT for a school assignment.
Not to learn faster.
To finish faster.
She showed him how to:
summarize with AI
double-check facts
add personal details
even include spelling mistakes so it looked human
Her logic was simple:
If the assignment feels pointless, let AI do it.
And honestly, my first thought wasn’t outrage.
It was:
…yeah, I get that.
Because if we’re being real, we already teach shortcuts like this all the time.
Things we’ve definitely said before:
“Put your shoes on in the car.”
“Just throw it all in one bin for now.”
“Put it under the bed so it looks clean.”
“Use spellcheck.”
“Just turn something in.”
None of that is cheating.
It’s how we get through busy days.
Which is why this story isn’t really about AI.
It’s about shortcuts.
And the uncomfortable part isn’t that kids will use them.
They always have.
It’s deciding which shortcuts help kids think
and which ones quietly teach them not to.
Last week’s poll went like this:
Parents guessed: 30–49%
Reality: 70%+
High schoolers who admit they’ve used ChatGPT on assignments
🛠️ AI Parenting Training: Prompts
The Only 8 ChatGPT Prompts Most Parents Need
Study
Make studying a game
Use this when homework turns into frustration.
I am struggling to understand [topic] and want you to create a game to help me [learning goal].
Use these notes: [upload or paste].
Make it interactive. Ask me one question at a time.
Do not give me the answers.
Pre-grade your essay before turning it in
Get feedback without rewriting the work.
Act as my professor and grade my assignment according to this rubric.
Here is my assignment and the rubric: [upload].
Give me:
• my score
• what I did well
• what I should improve
Do not rewrite my work.
Check if it actually stuck
Use this when they say, “I get it.”
Ask me 5 questions about this topic to check if I really understand it.
Start easy and get harder.
If I get one wrong, explain why.
Practice by fixing mistakes
Great for language learning.
Write 5 grammatically incorrect sentences in [language].
Don’t explain the mistakes.
I’ll try to fix them myself.
After they try:
Now explain what was wrong in each sentence and why.
Career
Figure out what you’re good at
Explore strengths without pressure.
Ask me questions to help me understand my strengths, interests, and values.
Ask one question at a time.
After we finish, suggest a few careers I could explore and explain why.
Do not tell me what I should be.
Get ready for an interview
Prepare without sounding scripted.
I’m preparing for an interview for [role] at [company].
Ask me questions to help me shape my story for this interview question: [question].
Help me organize my thoughts.
Do not write answers for me.
Life
Make a less stressful week
Turn chaos into something manageable.
Here is my weekly schedule: [paste or upload].
Ask me questions about my priorities, energy levels, and stress points.
Then suggest a simple, realistic schedule with buffer time.
Do not overpack my days.
Understand a contract before signing
Plain English. No advice.
Read this document and explain it in plain language.
Summarize what I’m responsible for, important dates or fees,
and anything I should pay attention to.
Do not give legal advice.
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