Policy Parameters
90%
0% = Laptops & phones allowed; 100% = Mitchell's "No tech, period" rule.
10%
0% = Absolute AI ban; 100% = Full autonomous drafting & problem solving.
75%
Incoming cognitive synthesis and long-form reading resilience.
Assignment Modality
Mechanism: Charles Mitchell co-teaches at Bucknell and observes that digital offloading erodes the cognitive struggle needed to synthesize complex ideas, independently of whether plagiarism detection flags it.
Semester Cognitive Simulation
Bucknell Strict Baseline
Retention Score
88
Long-term memory %
Critical Thinking
92
Independent synthesis
Cheating Risk
4%
Plagiarism probability
Atrophy Index
8
Executive degradation
14-Week Semester Retention vs. Atrophy Trajectory
Retention
Atrophy
Classroom AI Threat Simulator & Syllabus Policy Builder
Canonical Baseline: Retention: 88 | Critical Thinking: 92 | Cheating Risk: 4% | Cognitive Atrophy: 8
Framework ground: Charles Mitchell (Bucknell University / WSJ) argues technology bans preserve the cognitive friction required for authentic student self-governance and deep comprehension.
Generated Syllabus Clause