I am appalled at the amount of children who come on to this site for the answers to their homework. They have people working out their maths, re-writing sentences, and answering their questions. That is not the worst of my fears. Earlier today a parent came on here to get help doing his 6 year olds homework. He was asking how many uses does a piece of string have. He then went on to explain it was for his 6 year old daughters homework. He is already teaching his daughter to cheat and just use Yahoo answers. This is a serious issue and is not going to go away.
2007-01-13 01:13:49 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
As a teacher, I assign homework to give students additional practice on a concept. It is designed to get them to use their *own* knowledge, not someone else's. Parents who do their child's homework are making that child codependent rather than making him/her an independent thinker.
Many parents have no idea what their children are doing on the internet. It has just become the babysitter to replace TV.
2007-01-13 02:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by ladykod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many 6 year olds do you know that can write properly, let alone type!
Just wondering if you ever asked your parents for help with homework? Did they take you to the library to find out answers? Did they make you struggle by saying you could not ask the librarian where things were filed? Were you not allowed to ask the neighbour, who knew all about history, what happened in 1066? Or are you such a mean parent that you think children should do everything without any help?
Re. the piece of string question, my son was asked what paper could be used for. I made a list, then asked my friends, neighbours and family for their lists. My son and I then combined them for school.
Why should a parent not use the internet in the same way I helped my son?
Since when has it been cheating to ask for help when you are stuck? I hope you are never in trouble with the law - but if you are, you had better not ask a solicitor for help to get out of it as you think people should not get help when they need it.
2007-01-13 03:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It ia a concern.There are two sides to the argument.One is that some kids have no help at home.Regarding maths I think its fine so long as the whole answer is not given out rather give an explanation of how to do the answer.Finding resources and givingout information for essay topics is okay but not writing out an entire essay for students of all ages to do.My daughter was taught about plaigarism.Yahoo Answers is only for kids from 13 upwards.If parents dont have the answers themselves then they need to look elsewhere for the right answers. I have done that myself with friends for my daughters maths home work. Its far better for the child to be armed with the right knowledge than for me to give the wrong answer.I agree with Sarah C and the single mum.
2007-01-13 19:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmm I guess I have mixed reactions to this. There are 2 sides to it. There is the type of homework that requires you to do the processing in order to learn how to do it yourself, such as maths equations. In this case, it upsets me also that kids are just getting the answers off someone else.
On the other hand, there are some things that can be explained by people on yahoo that the kids dont understand and that their parents dont know the answer to. Anything that helps understanding is a good thing.
A third point is that the internet is a useful resource for getting information quickly, and children should be learning to use it.
So while I share your concerns, I also feel that not everyone who is getting help is abusing it, and I wouldnt want to condemn everyone.
2007-01-13 01:22:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It's called 'using your initiative' isn't it? Like when calculators first came out, that was thought of as cheating, but now it's acceptable. As long as people keep giving answers, children will keep on asking...
As for the parent doing his 6 year olds homework, that's obviously unacceptable, if he doesn't understand how important it is for his child to learn then hopefully his child's teacher will be able to tell what's going on.
2007-01-13 01:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by floss 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arguable using answers is a legitimate form of research. After all you wouldn't have a problem with them asking a teacher. Actually I think it's a fairly risky strategy as the answer may be complete wrong but sometimes, IE if a student is stuck for ideas on the interpretation of Shakespeare or something, a few other opinions could be quite helpful. It's not like were actually writing it and handing it in for them is it.
2007-01-13 01:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Learning is about finding out the answers to questions. How are people supposed to find out things if they dont ask. I dont think that asking this forum questions can be seen as cheating. It is researching like you would read a book - how else would you find out how many uses there are for a piece of string for instance? I accept that plagerism happens and needs to be looked at but I dont thnk using this forum will make or break a childs academic career.
2007-01-13 01:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is fine for the kids to ask HOW to do questions, such as in maths, as long as they use that to answer the questions themselves.
I am a teacher, and I find it frustrating that a lot of the children do not have anyone at home who is able to help them when they need it. If they have found a way to get someone to explain it to them, then I see nothing wrong with it - that's how they learn. As long as they are doing the actual working out themselves I think Yahoo Answers is a good resource for them.
2007-01-13 01:21:01 · answer #8 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As a teacher I don't think I have ever done anything but give help to people. I serious find your comments myopic. I am sure there are kids getting their homework done, but in general this is a very useful website for people - and that parent getting help for his six year old is a good example. It wonderful for parents if they can't help their kids themselves they have a resource they can go to for help.
Sorry - I just don't agree with your position. I have even advised my own students to access this websource from home if they are having trouble - they don't - but that is their loss.
Good Luck!!!
2007-01-13 01:26:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 22:23:01 · answer #10 · answered by swindler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋