I have helped with several, I'm sure, several I've later found out, some I've later suspected, and some I probably did unwittingly. Should I have any? Have you? And should we? (I'm sure some students will leap in here and answer something to the effect of, 'You bet!')
2006-12-08 06:55:48 · 7 answers · asked by fjpoblam 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I think it depends on the question. If they submit something like, "Compare and contrast the economic effects of World War I and the Franco-Prussian war on European markets. Please restrict your answer to 500 words or less," they're probably copying it straight from their homework and want you to do their work for them. If it's a more specific problem, even if it's asking you to work it out in full, it doesn't necessarily mean they're cheating. I typically assume that the reason they're asking is because they can't solve it themselves, and don't even know where to begin, so I walk them through it. I won't automatically say, "Do your own homework," because I don't know for certain that they're even capable of doing it, but if I explain the methodology, they hopefully will get the idea and gain the ability to do the REST of their assignment by themselves. I'll only cuss out someone who posts their entire assignment here.
2006-12-08 07:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by theyuks 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol i think we should make new rules... like making them figure it out as if we were actually sitting down with them. When we explain a math problem instead of giving the answer we show them how to do it they work it out and give us the answer then we try and help them see what they did wrong without giving the answer (if they didn't get the answer right) but i know that this is not gonna happen so my answer to your question is HECK NO!! when i was in school i would have loved for this site to be in existiance and give me all my answers by me simply writing my homework on the comp.
2006-12-08 07:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by Kim2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a difference between helping (tutoring, so that they know how to do it) and doing the work FOR them. I enjoy helping out when I can and in return have posted a question or two when stumped in one of my college classes. Quite a few here will just post the entire assignment--as if! I just ignore them.
2006-12-08 08:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's okay to answer ones like:
What's 2y=6
You show them the steps which lead to the answer.
...and things asking for material...like:
Are there any books on Julius Cesar.
But ones like this:
Yeah I need help with my science project ( or )
I need to write an essay on Lewis and Clark what should I do for the Intro, thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
I don't answer.
2006-12-08 07:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have come across a few questions that have appeared to have been copied straight from their homework book, I havent answered because they were questions the person could easily google and find out themselves. How are they suppose to learn anything if they dont research it themselves.
2006-12-08 07:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by kate d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I like getting on here and helping with the Math problems, but I dont give them the answers, I tell them how to do it, or what steps need to be taken or what formula needs to be used, things like that.
2006-12-08 08:56:01 · answer #6 · answered by MariChelita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a matter of trust.
2006-12-08 07:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by only32characters 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋