2007-02-20 11:41:31 · 19 answers · asked by Underlined name. 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, it is cheating. You are getting credit from your teacher for work that was done by someone else - classic definition of cheating.
2007-02-20 11:50:00 · answer #1 · answered by Lepke 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and no.
There's a fine line on this subject. We'll take the below question as an example of homework help.
What is the smallest particle in the universe?
Now there are two ways to approach a question like this.
The cheating way: What is the smallest particle in the universe?
or...
The fine way: Is the atom the smallest particle in the universe?
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So what I would do is, look the question up in a textbook or the internet. You can even ask the same question that is being asked into the search bar. Once you find a possible answer, ask if it is the correct answer here.
Making an attempt and working is not cheating. Asking someone the answer is.
Homework is not used to test smartness. It is used to help you gain the ability to think and use resources, like how you will have to do this in the future. The more knowledgeable you become on using your surrounding resources the more successful you'll be later on. Also, homework is a way to study for upcoming tests! It's like the win win situation. You do your homework, you get good grades and get knowledge from studying that homework!
So don't cheat. Because what are you going to do when come college? Or even worse, come work time, always cheat?
Alex
2007-02-20 11:52:06 · answer #2 · answered by alco19357 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
from the other side of the fence (someone out of school)...
Define HELP. Some people seem to interpret help as doing the work for them, with NO effort at all from them. It is so obvious. Others don't want that, but they do need a friendly pointer in the right direction.
Remember all the gripes of "what the hell do I need this for, I'll never use that"? You are RIGHT. You won't use most of what you learn in school. Or, sometimes you will be surprised at what you do use. I hated history. Now I got into family research, and it is too cool to find real relatives in the Civil war, and it's now fascinating.
The important thing that will always count is the PROCESS of learning and how to find out what you don't know, and do want. What you learn is HOW to find information, when no one is there to do it for you. If you are into cars, for example.. you may later want to find how to calibrate an engine part. If you are a mom down the road, and your child has a rare disease.. you will want to know if the doctor is doing the best job or not.
OK, gang... off my soapbox. Yahoo doesn't care if you cheat. You have to figure if you are cheating, or networking to find information.
2007-02-20 12:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by wendy c 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
each person attempting to respond to those questions must be taking the function of a instructor and not at all a functional guy who's showing off his expertise. The preparation element of those answere is to attempt to no longer grant the answer immediately, yet to make the questioneer imagine slightly extra heavily about the problem and especially to grant in effortless words wide-spread strategies for looking a answer. truly regularly those questions factor out a severe lack of expertise about the basic subject, in which case the answer ought to describe in straight forward and sparkling language what the student must have already managed to charm to close, yet did not. I from time to time ask your self if the unique instructor became no longer doing a reliable job, and that is the reason the questions arise. at the same time as there's a special question its okay to grant an exact answer to the first area with an preparation about the thanks to sparkling up for some thing.
2016-12-04 10:44:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting someone to do your homework for you is indeed cheating. Also keep in mind, if you don't do it yourself, you're not going to learn HOW to do it. Yahoo Answers isn't going to be able to take the test for you.
2007-02-20 11:46:25 · answer #5 · answered by pater47 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on what the homework is. I wouldn't refer to it as cheating, it's more like "research". Besides there are a lot of boneheads answering questions on here so you are really taking your chances trusting them.
2007-02-20 11:46:59 · answer #6 · answered by Wendi lu who 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. I laugh every time I see someone asking. Like it's not obvious.
2007-02-20 11:50:08 · answer #7 · answered by Just Me 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ive always wondered that but i'd put the problem on the extra info or w.e it says. thne diff ppl can help you&u can see wut other people have to say to see if it makes sence someother way! i wouldnt give the answer first if i was replying-i would show it step by step cuz then you could at lease SEE what was going on!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-20 11:50:42 · answer #8 · answered by M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, since there is no guarantee that the answers will be correct. And since you have no citable source, it's no different than you just making up an answer. That's not cheating, it's DUMB.
2007-02-20 11:58:35 · answer #9 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Not cheating if you're getting help.
2007-02-20 11:49:52 · answer #10 · answered by millionsofsubys 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋