Green: help
Use AI to explain a concept, make a practice quiz, define words, give examples, suggest an outline, or ask study questions. The student still does the work.
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Homework AI Rules
Clear family rules for what counts as help, what counts as outsourcing, and how to explain AI use without drama.
Yellow: ask first
Pause before using AI to rewrite paragraphs, solve hard problems, summarize assigned reading, generate code, edit final drafts, or touch anything graded.
Red: not okay
Do not submit AI-written work as your own, hide AI use, copy answers, fake reading, invent sources, bypass teacher rules, or use AI when the assignment says not to.
“The goal is not “never use AI.” The goal is: can you still explain the work when the tool is closed?”
Show the work rule
If your kid cannot explain it without the AI window open, it is not ready to turn in. The tool can support the learning, but it cannot be the only place the learning exists.