Feb 15 2008
Copying Homework is Also Cheating
People are always aghast when they talk about students cheating in school. How could anyone not study for a test or quiz that he or she knows is going to be given? Asking someone for an answer or looking at someone else’s paper to get an answer is cheating, and everyone will tell you that. However, what about homework?
Many students look at copying someone else’s homework as an okay thing to do. After all, it’s only a homework assignment, and it shouldn’t count for much, right? Wrong! When you copy someone else’s homework, you are turning in that work as your own. It is NOT your own. Copying that homework is the same as copying the paper on a test. It is wrong, and the same consequences should occur.
What about the person who lets you copy the homework assignment? Is he/she quilty of cheating, too? Most definitely! Giving someone the answers willingly is just as bad as getting them. Should the same consequences apply? Yes.
Blog Assignment 8 – A good friend asks you to let him/her copy your homework. You know that this friend was at the ballpark playing all afternoon the day before instead of doing the homework. What should you do, and what do you tell your friend? Be sure to add specific details to your answer.