In AP Physics my class would share answers. Certain people would simply just copy the answers because they had no idea what was going on. This resulted in many students passing with a C in a course where they didn't learn any "advanced" material. Sharing homework is not only cheating yourself out of a proper education, it's cheating a teacher from doing their job properly. Homework is used as feedback in order to determine whether they did a good job or need to review the material over again. If they see that their students are consistently getting high scores, then they will proceed with quizzing/testing. I earned my lousy B in AP Physics. I could have cheated and gotten an A because I had smart friends who knew what they were doing. But I chose to tough it out. Turns out when I took College Physics, all the hard work paid off.
Also students tend to be too short-sighted when it comes to their education. It's supposed to be a gradual process where you learn material gradually via homework and other assignments. With all this farce competition over colleges, students screw up big time by failing to look at the big picture. Sure. It sucks that you won't get that extra % so you can get into your Ivy League schools, but you won't be the retarded kid who never learned electromagnetism because he copied from a friend. If you think that it's pointless, then it will be pointless. But there are many things that are pointless if you choose to only think about the "end-result". What's the point in life for example if we all just die? Might as well just cut to the chase and kill yourself. Life is a process just like learning. There are no short-cuts.
On an interesting note, my friend who was angry over his classmate for cheating on his AP US Government test found out that he got an interview for Tufts. Attended the interview using his 5 on the US Gov test to show he was flamboyantly interested in politics. Poor shmuck never realized that he was getting interviewed by the mayor of his city. Stupid idiot. A rejection letter worth photo-copying for future students.
Also students tend to be too short-sighted when it comes to their education. It's supposed to be a gradual process where you learn material gradually via homework and other assignments. With all this farce competition over colleges, students screw up big time by failing to look at the big picture. Sure. It sucks that you won't get that extra % so you can get into your Ivy League schools, but you won't be the retarded kid who never learned electromagnetism because he copied from a friend. If you think that it's pointless, then it will be pointless. But there are many things that are pointless if you choose to only think about the "end-result". What's the point in life for example if we all just die? Might as well just cut to the chase and kill yourself. Life is a process just like learning. There are no short-cuts.
On an interesting note, my friend who was angry over his classmate for cheating on his AP US Government test found out that he got an interview for Tufts. Attended the interview using his 5 on the US Gov test to show he was flamboyantly interested in politics. Poor shmuck never realized that he was getting interviewed by the mayor of his city. Stupid idiot. A rejection letter worth photo-copying for future students.