Last year’s total
3,647
responses from students across Newport-Mesa
So far this year
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help us beat it
Total answers, all of last year.
Seven monthly surveys, November through May, nine schools, grades 7–12. This is what came back.
Learning, not making stuff
When you use AI, it’s mostly to understand something — looking things up, getting an explanation, working through a problem. About nine times more than using it to produce work. “Tutor” was the top word you gave it. “Answer generator” came last.
All year · 2025–26
It helps you understand
Almost half of you said AI helps you understand a topic better. The two most common reasons you open it: you didn’t get the assignment, or you wanted to check your own thinking.
February 2026 · 765 responses
The rules feel different in every class
One in three of you said teachers say different things about AI. Only 8% always tell a teacher when they use it — mostly because nobody’s sure what the rule is, not because anyone’s hiding something.
March & April 2026
You already check its work
Only 14% said they trust AI without checking it. Most of you compare it to what you already know, go find a source, or don’t use AI for facts at all.
March 2026 · 503 responses
Some of you backed off
By May, about one in five of you said you’d gotten more careful with AI than when the year started — using it less, or using it differently.
May 2026 · 340 responses
Some of you skip AI completely
Every single month, somewhere between 15% and 27% of you picked “I do not use AI for schoolwork.” The number moved around depending on the question, but the group was always there. Reasons you gave: your own learning, being honest, and the environment.
Every month, Nov–May
Written by Newport-Mesa students in the open-ended questions last year.
Two questions a month, plus two longer Tech Checks. Same place every time. About 90 seconds each.
How it works
A new question opens at the start of each window and closes at the end of it. You sign in with your school account so we know you go here — then the survey itself is completely anonymous. Pick your grade and school, answer two questions, done. Results go up on this site the following month.
Why we ask
What students say here goes to the people who decide what happens next — teachers, principals, the district, the school board. Last year's answers were shared with district leadership and shaped how Newport-Mesa is approaching AI.
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