Comments on: Plagiarism Primer for Parents

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:41:10 +0000

Wow, Joelle! So people actually make a PROFIT from cheaters???? That’s pretty low…. I’ve seen some documentaries about how they catch the essay-stealers. Some college have a no-cheat policy. One episode of cheating, and some will force you out of the class with a failing grade – or worse, force you out of college. It’s a huge deal to the colleges.
Blessings,
Lee

By: J W

J W — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:00:43 +0000

Yeah, I’ve been aware of the problem early on because I graduated college a few years before UseNet and bulletin boards were replaced by the World Wide Web. I always wondered how professors and teachers coped. That’s not to say that plagiarism didn’t happen “in my day,” and before, it’s just that it’s so *easy* now to obtain a wider variety of material. My husband wasn’t surprised, though, that professors and teachers can check, because as a computer programmer, he knows how it all works. He says it’s possible to fuel both sides of the plagiarism war too. Someone could write a bunch of great essays, give access to students for a price, and then turn around and sell an anti-cheating service to the teachers and professors. People have accused anti-virus software companies of writing viruses, after all.

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:43:27 +0000

Thanks, Christy!
Blessings,
Lee

By: christy

christy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:12:12 +0000

THAT is a great idea.