tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914133192411473700.post8136068243995180997..comments2024-03-29T00:13:57.654-07:00Comments on Start with a Question: Is Cheating Bad Anymore?Kerry Gallagher, JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06929055111516475230noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914133192411473700.post-38542083166020762602009-11-08T11:22:34.849-08:002009-11-08T11:22:34.849-08:00I had a huge plagiarism issue at the university le...I had a huge plagiarism issue at the university level that ruined the end of my last school year. The 21-Year-old "kids" never did quite seem to "get it." I thought maybe it was cultural (I teach in France but taught in the USA until 1990) but maybe it's just the times that are a'changing...bcinfrancehttp://www.franceprofonde.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914133192411473700.post-18686574112634746762009-11-04T13:29:28.521-08:002009-11-04T13:29:28.521-08:00It's a tough call. In elementary schools, the ...It's a tough call. In elementary schools, the "group work" process is fostered. Desks are not in rows but turned toward each other in "tables" where the kids work together on projects and side by side on classwork. All through school, kids are put into groups to work together on projects and hand in a project where everyone receives the same grade. My son, in high school, was in all honors and AP and frequently was on IM and Skype doing homework with his friends. It helped the time pass, helped reinforce things for others less strong than he was, and he was proud of how everyone helped each other. I am not aware of any sharing of reports, or information for exams, but on the one hand the schools perpetuate "work together" then on the other hand they say "but not for this". It's a tough one. I guess if for each class it was clear what is acceptable and what is NOT acceptable then the lines are clear and not so fuzzy.Pat Boyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914133192411473700.post-40016707939453895292009-11-04T12:18:38.724-08:002009-11-04T12:18:38.724-08:00I have no ideas on how to fix it, but I think that...I have no ideas on how to fix it, but I think that the problem lies in how we teach our kids. Our kids are programmed to retain facts, then spit them out onto a test, then erase the facts to make room for the next set of facts. As Wanda Sykes said in her most recent stand up act, our kids' brains are like Etcha-A-Sketches. We write all over them, then after the test, they shake their heads like an Etch-A-Sketch toy and the info is gone. Until we figure out how to teach them differently, the cheating won't stop. But like I said, I can't offer any suggestions, but to me, that is the problem. I see it every day with my own kid. He's becomming a memorization robot. Memorize, spit it out onto paper, erase and repeat. That is what the majority of his classes are and that's what the majority of my classes were.The Resume Graderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105661069278636744noreply@blogger.com