If there are actually any real teachers here, I'd very much like to know if the rules about cheating have gone lax. What is going on here that nobody seems to have a problem with the amount of cheating going on (look at this web site alone for a perfect example)? When I was in school cheating and plagiarism were punishable with expulsion, failure and other academically deleterious punishments. Has something changed? Is it okay to cheat now? I would think it's not okay... but why do so many continue to get away with it?
2006-09-25 11:39:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
What would you do if you knew the student had cheated using this web site?
2006-09-25 12:23:53 · update #1
A good teacher helps by helping the student discover the answer. Good teachers do not just spoonfeed the answers. In homework help on this site, people are just spoon feeding answers. That's called cheating.
2006-09-25 13:32:11 · update #2
Well...at least now I'm beginning to understand how kids graduate from high school who can barely read.
2006-09-26 00:06:09 · update #3
Not much you can do if they are asking questions on yahoo, but if they are cheating in class then you can do something about it. I agree with you cheating is wrong. To me it is a form of lying. Let them learn with natural consequences. If they are cheating on homework, then it will eventually catch up with them.
2006-09-25 11:50:14 · answer #1 · answered by r2512r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference between cheating and using the available resources. Why does it matter if a student finds the answer on page 32 of a textbook or on an internet forum? As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't. Research is research, and my students understand how to identify reliable sources and know that using an unreliable resource means taking a gamble. Plagiarism (passing off the ideas and work of another person as your own) is a different story. If I ask my students to submit an ORIGINAL WORK, they had better watch out. I have given MANY students a score of zero for work that I have been able to find online. Trust me, once they get that first zero, they'll never plagiarize again!
2006-09-25 19:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jetgirly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that cheating is okay, but I do think that times change.
I know that some people do not like change or do not feel that there is a need for change, but there is.
What I am getting at is that--students are learning to use their resources.
This is one thing that I emphasize in my classes. They may not be able to recall the information I give them in later years, but they will know how to find it.
I think that this website is one of those tools that is a good resource for students. It gives them ideas and allows them to get opinions on what others are doing.
I remember when using calculators was considered cheating. Now, kids are required to have them in their math classes.
I look for ways to grade the students on their thinking not on whether they can pick the correct answer.
2006-09-26 00:15:04 · answer #3 · answered by blamethemoon2001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Dad's a High School math teacher. If he catches someone cheating he takes their test away and it doesn't count for anything. He makes this CRYSTAL clear at the beginning of the year.
He would also call their parents and tell them what he saw. Subsequent tests they have to take alone.
If he doesn't have proof, but is sure the kid is cheating, he lets the kid know he's on to them. He'll have a talk with the kid after class and tell them how serious it is and what could happen to them if the behavior continues.
Asking questions on Yahoo is not cheating, IMHO. Unless they're taking the test at that time. The whole purpose of school is for them to learn, HOW they learn isn't as important.
2006-09-25 18:51:56 · answer #4 · answered by Roadpizza 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's okay to cheat. I would want to know why the kid cheated. Did he cheat because he was lazy or for some other reason. Kids cheat for reasons other than being lazy. If the kid cheated for some other reason then I would adress the other reason then adress the cheating situation. Expelling, failing and etc kids for cheating won't necessarily make them stop cheating. It may make them more frustrated and angry than they already are and just give up. This may create more problems. If you address the reason for why they cheat and create a situation where they didn't need to cheat then they may not cheat in the future.
Some people ignore cheating because they have a lot of other problems to deal with. They may ignore because they don't know how to deal with it. They may ignore it because some parents go crazy if you accuse their child of doing something bad. If a parent gives a lot of money to a school or has a lot of power/influence, then a lot of people don't want to risk their careers or loss of money to the school.
2006-09-25 18:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by greensky212 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure I can't do too much if a student cheats. What I've done is make the student retake the quiz during recess time so that she gets the grade she deserves and misses play time. I only teach 4th grade so there isn't too much cheating going on. At least not difficult to spot cheating.
2006-09-25 20:29:31 · answer #6 · answered by caitlinerika 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I'm a teacher and I disagree that using this site is cheating. If a student can't get an explanation of how to do a problem from her teacher for whatever reason (classes too big, teacher not that good, etc.) then why not ask it here?
2006-09-25 19:57:49 · answer #7 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The problem is that in my country students are not even aware that abroad cheating is such a "crime". So - everybody does it. I f somebody does not allow his buddy to rewrite his homework, he is almost excludet from the community.... And also the truth is that people cheat during some tests and exams. However - believe me, the level of knowledge and requirements is sometimes extremely high and it is impossible to learn everything by heart or sth. ...
2006-09-26 13:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by Lady G. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do not believe that it is the responsibility of educators to address cheating. Education, the pursuit of reason and knowledge, must be the product of the individuals character and moral development. Cheating is a moral decision. The consequences of cheating should not hail from medieval concepts of "punishment" coming from outside sources, but rather, from the suffering one experiences, the hard lesson of learning that, having cheated only themselves, they have cheated themselves out of reason and knowledge that will enhance their lives. The "lesson" comes when a cheater finds out that they have to work at McDonald's or the mail room for the rest of their lives because they can't cheat or fool big business for very long. Give very little of yourself to cheaters. Ignore them brutally, including avoiding giving them even the sick pleasure of the attention of punishment. Focus on the students who do not cheat. Focus on the student who really wants to learn and ignore the losers.
2006-09-25 18:58:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If caught cheating on a test, the student receives a zero and a note home.
2006-09-25 18:48:24 · answer #10 · answered by violetb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋