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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is a situation of "Don't ask, don't tell."  As long as my kid is getting good grades on the tests and understands the work, just don't get caught and don't flaunt it in front of me.[/quote]

Why do you think this is OK?   Honesty matters.   I'd rather have a kid who flunks out because they don't do homework than a kid who gets an A because she cheats.  [/quote]

I don't think it's okay. But I've also been alive long enough to know that everything isn't black and white. A priest can laugh when someone trips, and a thief can help an old lady across the street. Maybe I'd point out to my kid that it's lame to cheat when she's only getting a B. But maybe that wouldn't be the battle I'd pick. [/quote]

Okay what exactly would be the battle to picking if CHEATING doesn't qualify? Committing murder? Selling drugs? Will you finally grow a spine and be a PARENT?[/quote]

I wouldn't compare cheating on homework with killing someone. I AM a parent. I just yelled at my daughter last night. My battle to pick is being disrespectful of other people's feelings and time and home. My battle is hurting someone and not apologizing. My battle is cursing in front of people other than her peers. I would have a problem if it were a test, or the kid whose homework was being copied didn't know about it.

You are free to disagree with me. I won't change your mind. You won't change mine. I will think you're uptight and you will think I lack morals. I don't care what you think of me. You don't care what I think of you. There's nowhere else to go in this discussion.[/quote]

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