2010-03-15, 03:14 AM
Lucida Wrote:If it's cheating anyone, it's cheating yourself.
In my AP chemistry class half the class just copies the answers from the solution set when my teacher posts it up (it's supposed to be for checking answers AFTER you do it), and they all "fail" the tests. I wonder why.
Allow me to "further" upon Russt's quote.
My stance: Yes, copying homework is definitely cheating. Why?
While it may seem monotonous, boring, blah blah blah, this actually helps you practice/apply the material you learned. Looking at several cases from people here that have negative attitudes towards homework and pointed out how their teacher put heavy emphasis in terms of homework (grade-wise), I have to say those teachers are not logical......I feel for you guys.
However though....copying homework isn't good because:
1) Homework is meant as a way to apply what you learned in the day's lessons. This is especially important to the math, science, and social science/history areas.
2) Gives you a chance to practice. This will be reflected in tests - it'll show how much you practiced.
3) You're simply being lazy, not committing enough time to even do a simple homework assignment. Plus by leeching off someone, you're just hurting them too, if they get caught helping you this way.
4) Bottom line: You're cheating yourself. If you're just going to copy homework (being totally lazy by not doing it whatsoever), then you're just being. Those are easy points, and you're throwing them away.
In my school, they consider copying homework as a form of cheating. While some of you may not agree on this interpretation, I do. Copying homework is simply unfair; lets say that you spent a lot of time and effort completing the homework from top to bottom, but you see a fellow classmate just copy off someone in a very short amount of time. Does that feel unfair to you?
And plus, why have the "cheating" violation on your academic record simply because you copied homework? Not a smart thing to do - you're just presenting yourself to college admission officers as a lazy ***hole, and tremendously hurting your chances all around. Is that a worthy gamble?
Sorry for the strong language, but I'm just throwing out the brutal truth about this.