The backlash against AI in schools is starting Senior Correspondent covering technology and culture AI programs are being used to teach reading and math in some elementary schools. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images AI is being used in some elementary schools around the US to teach reading and math. Proponents say AI is here, and it's useful for personalized instruction. But many parents are wary of these new programs. I am! Some are starting to organize against them. As an adult with a generally optimistic view on technology, I had a rude awakening recently: My third grader mentioned that he and his buddies had been using Google's Gemini on their school-provided Chromebooks to make funny pictures of poop and dinosaurs. Technically, he admitted they're not supposed to be using Gemini like this, but they've figured out they have access to the tool — and if they finish their assigned schoolwork a few minutes early, they have time to mess around on their Chromebooks.…