Should soliciting help with homework violate the guidelines? If so, what should the criteria be, to tell the difference between curiosity about a topic and cheating?
2007-06-07 06:27:14 · 8 answers · asked by Jynn 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Curiosity would include
Asking for help as to how to reach a particular answer, especially in mathematics, wanting to see how the mechanics of attaining the answer operates.
Wanting a good website to reference the information on a particular subject, especially since wikipedia is under a cloud of suspicion.
Cheating is wanting the answer without doing the research, like "What were the causes of WWI?"
2007-06-07 06:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This site is called Homework HELP, so it doesn't violate the guidelines. It is cheating when people ask others to DO their homework for them. If you are curious about any topic, you can find many good answers on this site or you can do a search. Actually, the guidelines suggest that you do the search first. This makes sense to me.
2007-06-07 13:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Seeking help with anything is not cheating, as long as you genuinely need the help and use it to improve your education. Cheating would be where you expect someone else to do your homework or ask for answers and just put them in without understanding what they mean.
Don't forget that anyone who cheats actually only cheats themselves. It doesn't matter to the teacher if you cheat. Ultimately he's done his job. If you choose not to listen and learn then that's your fault. He will still be teaching long after you leave school and join the ranks of the unemployed which is where you will surely end up if you cheat instead of learning properly. I loved my schooldays and saw homework as a bonus. There was all this great store of knowledge available to me from many eminent teachers and what they taught me in those days has left me in good stead for the rest of my life.
2007-06-07 13:41:27 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Asking for help is not cheating.
For example, if you were to pose this question, it would not be cheating ... "Can you recommend web sites/books to research the Black Plague in Europe?"
However, if you were to ask THIS question, it would be cheating. "Tell me (or write me an essay) about the Black Plague in Europe."
The former helps you learn, the latter does it for you.
In math, the line is a little grayer because you often have to post the exact problem to get the help you need. Before answering a math question, I look for additional questions from the same person to see if there is a pattern. I'd also not answer a question if there were a list of problems posted (unless your work and answers were posted with them).
I also do not consider it cheating to post your own work up here and ask for editing in grammar, word choice, etc. It shows that YOU have done your work.
As to basic curiosity about a topic, generally speaking you can Google the topic of your choice and get all kinds of information (however, you need to learn to treat certain sites with suspicion!).
Great question btw! I absolutely HATE to see kids up here wanting us to do their work for them -- and will tell them so. To be honest, "thumbs down" for telling them that doesn't bother me a bit! LOL
2007-06-07 15:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cheating is NEVER acceptable unless you just want to "graduate" and not know a damn thing about your career when you finish. That is really dumb - if you have spent a lot of money getting your education. There is NO REASON why you can't do research on the subjects that are giving you trouble. It is honest and one would certainly learn from others that have taken such courses. Don't be dishonest - that only makes you and everyone else in your school look bad.
2007-06-07 13:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not typically.
Most educators encourage the discussion of topic matter with other students, educators, and adults. Where it crosses the line into cheating is when it is related to a specific question that is part of an assignment. When what is discussed is steps to solve the problem, rather than the context of the problem or strategies for solving problems like it--then it is cheating.
2007-06-07 13:31:58 · answer #6 · answered by Justin B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When asking for help with homework, most teachers will not consider that cheating...unless the person helping you is actually doing all the work for you.
Cheating entails something that you were supposed to do wiht your own knowledge, but recruited the help of something/one else to give you the answers. (IE; sneaking a look at notes during a test, asking a friend through text-message for the answer, ect.)
2007-06-07 13:35:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
what????
2007-06-07 14:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by princesschrista3 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋