Should this category be monitored more carefully?

Question

For instance, a pupil is given a homework assignment, e.i.use this word in a sentence...Instead of learning the word and it's meaning, instead of actually studying, the pupil can come on here ask how the word is used, in which context and it;s meaning and variations, in less then 2 minutes. And be free to mess about on the Internet the rest of the time. The pupil then chooses an answer, completes their home work and submits it as their own effort.....isn't this like cheating? Where was the "work" in homework, how can the pupil be expected to learn and remember something if they took very little if any effort to complete their assigment.

this category is called homework "help" meaning to assist not to do for.

I'm not saying not to give help, but when the entire question is e.i.: Tell me how to use this word in a sentence or which one of these sentences is correct?
Then you have pretty much done the homework for them, right?

Yes smarta$$ but was your grandfather so lazy he hired someone to drive for him or did he "learn" to drive himself?

Answer 1

Absolutely. There is not a lot of 'help' given on the site, more frequently it is simply providing answers for someone else's homework. Instead of looking up a word in the dictionary, students come on line and ask what a word means. They aren't learning how to look up words, they aren't discovering the full meanings of words, or the sources (which can help them in deducing the meaning of other words).
Same in math. Siimply plopping a question on Homework Help doesn't really help the student if all that happens is that people provide answers. The student has no idea how that answer was arrived at. Sure, they can copy it on their homework and turn it in and get a good mark -- but what happens at exam time, when they are faced with a similar question and have no idea how to do it?
There are numerous examples of requests for information that the students could find by simply typing a word into a search engine, but they expect someone else to do it for them.
I agree with you 100%. I don't know how it could be monitored, but it must drive teachers wild when they see some of the homework that is handed in....

Answer 2

My biggest gripe with this category is the student who asks a thoughtful question that obviously will use the readings he's supposed to have done, and expects us to give him an answer written in the form of an essay which he can then just copy and paste into his own essay and be done. I used to refuse to answer those, but have discovered that is a violation of community guidelines. So, now, if I can think of a way to force him to think through what is being asked, I'll go to great lengths to help him. But if I can't, I just don't answer at all. It does seem like cheating when a student attempts to have his entire assignment done by a generous answerer. Plus, we're not always right.

Answer 3

I guess the best thing one can do is just not answer the question. It's really not helping anyone. I mean, you can tell when a person probably really does need help and when someone is just playing around. Like we shouldn't answer people who post their tests/quizzes on here. I see that a lot.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

lets see couple things to counteract ur argument

1. im sure there are other sites where students can get answers
2. not learning it could hurt the student. usually hw is just checked off and not graded
3. they could get the wrong answer
4. mayb they DONT have time
5. cheating happens everywhere. off of a friend, get an answer sheet
6. people want to get 10 points so theyll answer

im not saying cheating is right or that i do. just pointing some things out

Answer 6

i really think it depends. when i help someone in this category, i try to explain the entire problem and how to solve it. usually that requires actually working out the problem to illustrate the solving method. i don't think it's fair to say we shouldn't help anyone in this forum at all, especially if they're only asking one question out of their entire homework assignment.

Answer 7

If students use this site to copy answers they are only hurting themselves by not actually learning anything.

Answer 8

about 70 years back my grandfather got his first car and he used to reach his business place in 10 minutes otherwise used to cover in 30 minutes by walking.

his friends used to say this is not right garvasis( that was my dadas /grand dads name) we all take more an half an hour and you reach in 10 min so you are more efficient and thats why you are doing well. was he a cheat ....NO .. he was a smart early adopter who used technology to his gain.....i guess i answered your question.. you may be wondering who is this smart ***... yes i am an indian working in india for indians in a smart american company...