I usually go to the books section and I find so many questions which are clearly essay questions for people's English lit homework. The essay questions are designed to teach you how to think critically. Do you really think it's okay to ask someone else to do your thinking for you?
2007-06-29 15:44:23 · 22 answers · asked by sweetness 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Yes, CEO's and managers do it all the time.
2007-06-29 15:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely NOT!
I do a lot of answering in "homework help" but I never write essays, poems, etc (unless it's a tongue-in-cheek ditty about the ethics involved in doing someone else's homework!).
However, I have no problem with providing a web site, proofreading work, or giving topic suggestions.
One thing I try to do is give kudos to those who don't enable the cheaters AND kudos to the kids who are obviously doing their own work and just looking for help.
So far, no "nastygrams" from the Y-A police, but I have been blocked by several questioners I've told to do their own homework (and received numerous "thumbs down"). In an ironic twist, apparently I got a best answer on a question I was blocked out of!
2007-06-30 00:14:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, what annoys me are the people who ask what words mean. Surely it would be just as easy to type it into Webster, or if they can't remember that, dictionary.com! And heaven forbid they actually open a REAL dictionary!
And no, I don't generally think it's okay for people to be doing this, to a point. If they really need help, that's one thing, but to put in pages of math equations and get other people to do them isn't going to help them.
On the other hand, I'm having a lot of fun answering questions! I don't usually post answers to math questions, because by the time I arrive at the answers, half a dozen people have gotten there first, but it's keeping me busy and entertained. I get bored during the summer.
And as for the English essay questions, sometimes on analytical thinking like that people need a little help to get them started. They shouldn't expect the Yahoo community to do ALL of their homework for them, but it doesn't hurt and isn't really wrong to get ideas.
2007-06-29 23:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by KJohnson 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe a student should do his/her own homework, but there are times when it is impossible to come up with an answer for things that are not in his/her area of expertise. Some people are better than others in math and chemistry, for example, than someone who does best in the English or history area. I, myself, was (and still am) a dunce when it comes to biology, chemistry, geometry, etc. so I stayed as far away from those subjects in school as I could get. The only reason I studied geography (and ultimately majored in it) in college was because I needed a science course in my transcript and this was the "easiest" one listed, but I LOVED it once I really got into it.
You should do your own thinking, however--that's what God gave you a mind for, and you need to exercise your brain as much as the rest of your body. Some people just exercise the "science" side more than the "arts/humanities" side of their brain, and sometimes they need honest help with something they don't understand.
2007-06-29 23:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by jan51601 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it's up to people who answer to only give the askers a push in the right direction, but not answer the whole thing outright. I agree that some people here are just fishing for someone to write their papers for them. They will learn the hard why that this will never work past a certain level.
2007-06-29 22:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by sgdonovan79 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
of course not, but sometimes it's useful to hear ideas from somebody else's perspective. It isn't right to have someone physically DO the homework but creativity just comes easier to some than others. I'm not suggesting that cheating is in any way acceptable, but it doesn't hurt to have a running start using ideas that you may not have been able to come up with yourself.
2007-06-29 23:28:49 · answer #6 · answered by Ginger 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You make a great point here, but consider this. People who enjoy answering questions to make themselves useful, and keep their minds sharp are still benefitting from answering these "essay" questions. The ones who suffer are the lazy people who don't do their homework themselves. Let it be. Let the asker miss out on excercising their brain, and let the answerer proceed in life by answering the question! It all works out in the end.
2007-06-29 22:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by Teaholic 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Here's my take on it: I NEVER do a kid's work for him/her, but if I think it's a sincere question, I'll try and guide them so they can find the information they need. I might also offer suggestions. However, this business of pasting a bunch of net sites and saying: here you go, is bs and I totally abhorr that.
2007-06-30 01:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by TEACHING GODDESS 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't answer questions that I can tell are for homework. I always say "do your own homework". Sometimes they fool me though. I'll answer the question anyway. Kinda sounds like a parent...huh?
2007-06-29 22:50:52 · answer #9 · answered by chilicooker_mkb 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's ethically wrong to have someone do your work. In turn, it is equally wrong to offer answers to someone not willing to do their own research. I have no problem helping proofread or giving an opinion or pointing someone in the right direction, but I would never do anyone's homework for them.
2007-06-29 22:48:26 · answer #10 · answered by TxsWitchWAB 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's not possible to improve your grade just using Yahoo Answers homework help. It's more like the student who is struggling needs help. Any help is better than none. He or she still has to pass exams, write other things, etc.
2007-06-29 22:53:36 · answer #11 · answered by kathyw 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋