If I would be still in school I would use all of you bored scientists and kind adults to answer all my homework questions.
Take that public education!
Answers.yahoo struck a powerful blow at the system, soon kids won´t even know how to use a calculator!
2006-10-16 13:48:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Too late - they don't know how to use it!
Ok, maybe not....
I try not to answer questions that are obviously homework questions, or at least I try not to answer them outright. I might give a useful website where they can find the answer they need, or give a couple pieces of information to get them started solving their problem. But as a teacher myself, I can't help but to help!
Oh, and when you consider the number of wrong answers on here....
2006-10-16 13:55:49 · answer #1 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you sift through all the people who post garbage answers and cut and paste ten pages of unrelated junk, you'll see quite a few folks who try to explain the problem in a way that will get the questioner to understand the process, so they can do it themselves.
Any kids who cheat on their homework and tests through Yahoo are probably not real likely to have all that bright a future in the physics field in the first place.
2006-10-17 08:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect that there are both kinds of questions asked: someone just looking to copy an answer, and someone really needing help on a problem. I try never to give final answers on the questions, insead give the process and maybe general formulas. The way I see it, those who just want the answers will find them somewhere, but if they don't learn the subject they will eventually fail. Those who really need help and want to learn deserve the help. If I can help one person understand a problem or gain an insight into a subject, I think it's worth it even if ten others just copy it.
2006-10-16 14:05:36 · answer #3 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Homework is an outdated an infeffective tool of reinforcing knowledge anyway. SO I say go ahead and ask on yahoo answers. It shows you at least know how to find the right answer rather than make up or guess at a wrong one.
2006-10-16 14:22:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I don't answer questions on here if they post several in a row that look similar, or ones that use overly complex wording, or ones that ask things that no one would actually be interested in if it weren't for an assignment.
But if they don't figure the problems out themselves eventually, they'll just fail the tests. That's what I keep telling myself. Of course, some of these questions look like test questions.
2006-10-16 13:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you! I can always tell when its about 2:30pm on the east coast...the school/homework questions start rolling in......It amazes me that they are too lazy to open up a book and do it the old fashion way! It kinda makes me laugh at the same time because we (Yahoo.answers) won't be there when they are taking a test in the classroom!
2006-10-16 13:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Jen G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A. Your idea would be cheating,
B. I think millions of people, adults and children alike, are doing homework for lazy students.
C. It will only help if.... (scroll down)
The person who one is doing the homework for reviews the homework and uses the "finished" homework as an answer key to see what he/she has done wrong.
2006-10-16 13:53:13 · answer #7 · answered by porscheleenj 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was just thinking wow look at all these homework question on here. I completely agree.
2006-10-16 13:51:50 · answer #8 · answered by tmayle782003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never answer a question that can be found by googling
2006-10-16 13:56:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually some of us are getting fed up with it and just leave smartass answers. at least then i'm entertained
2006-10-16 14:17:01 · answer #10 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋