Education and Study · Tabnews · 🇧🇷 Brazil
Using AI as a tutor without letting it solve the exercise for you
A Java student shared a prompt that makes AI guide, rather than hand over, Beecrowd solutions.
- Tools
- ChatGPT
- Source
- tabnews.com.br ↗
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Report date
- August 26, 2026
- Verified on
- October 24, 2026
What they did
He put together a tutor prompt that gives hints and reviews code without giving away the answer.
How it went
The account gives no numbers.
Good to know
Learning takes effort: ask for gradual hints, not the solution.
The prompt
Act as a [language] tutor. I'm going to solve Beecrowd problem [number/statement]. Don't give me the code: ask me questions, give one hint at a time, and review my solution when I send it.
Replace what is in [brackets]. Prompt written by us from the account, not a literal copy of the source. Do not paste other people’s personal data (privacy laws such as LGPD and GDPR apply).
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