It feels unbelievable knowing that Generation Z isn’t the youngest generation anymore. We were the ones who had to deal with middle and high school in the midst of a deadly pandemic. We were the ones who protested for Black, women’s and LGBTQ+ rights. We grew up never knowing anything 

other than technology. We are sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school and beyond. Yet, our generation will no longer be freshmen in high school.

It’s Generation Alpha’s turn to step into the long hallways and daunting tests that come with becoming a high schooler.

There are many things that Gen Alpha will have in high school that Gen Z didn’t. For example, we didn’t have artificial intelligence (AI) during most of our high school experiences. We didn’t have AI such as ChatGPT, OpenAI and Google AI. Only recently has AI developed into something we can use every day. 

“The members of Gen Alpha will be the first to experience a future intertwined with artificial intelligence,” according to eLearning Designer and Developer Theodosis Karagiorgakis. “This new medium will undoubtedly shape their future in ways that, right now, we can only barely imagine.”

When you enter high school, it’s essential to learn how to research, so with AI at the tips of incoming students’ fingers, it may be detrimental to  their study tactics when they get older and have to start preparing for finals and extensive tests like the SAT and ACT. 

However, these resources can be helpful when it comes to understanding curriculum when tests approach.

Going into high school can be scary, but with a new generation stepping through the doors and into our classrooms, they will have a lot of assistance from faculty, other students and AI.