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In moderated groups, teachers tested assumptions, compared perspectives, and weighed trade-offs. Moderators worked to keep discussions focused and inclusive, ensuring space for both agreement and disagreement.",{"type":32,"tag":33,"props":90,"children":91},{},[92],{"type":37,"value":93},"Teachers brought concrete examples into the room: a student using AI to improve writing versus a student using AI to submit work they did not produce, the challenge of consistent enforcement across classes, and questions about whether rules should be uniform nationwide or tailored by schools.",{"type":32,"tag":33,"props":95,"children":96},{},[97],{"type":37,"value":98},"For AI Albania and its partners, the poll reflects a broader principle: AI policy in education does not have to come only from expert committees or imported templates. 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