21/10/2025
We asked over 50 random teachers how they create their assessment questions, and what we found says everything about the state of our classrooms.
Almost half of them still write their questions by hand.
Not “type,” write. With pen and paper.
45% of them are still manually developing their assessments.
47% now type them out digitally.
And 7%? They don’t even create their own questions, they download them.
On the surface, that looks like simple data.
But beneath it lies a much deeper story.
Teachers are stretched thin.
They’re choosing between time and quality every single day.
Some stay up late handwriting notes because the digital tools around them are either too expensive, too complex, or too disconnected from what they actually need.
Many teachers are open to innovation, but a lot of them haven’t been given access to the right kind of innovation.
And that’s the conversation we need to be having.
Not about whether teachers use AI or paper, but why so many are still doing heavy manual work in a digital age.
If this is how assessments are being created, what does that say about workload, burnout, and real learning quality?
Teachers, we want to hear from you.
How do you create your lesson questions, and more importantly, why?
Drop a comment below, let’s build an honest picture of what teaching really looks like today
