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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if the teacher somehow figures out that your child is copying homework and flunks her/him, is that injustice or just a learning opportunity?

If your point is "I know my kid is taking a risk, but I think it's worth it because there's no value to this homework; it's just a hoop to jump through," I think you are being pretty dismissive of the teacher's expertise. But if you're OK with a teacher being similarly dismissive of your kid's need for a good transcript, then at least there's a symmetry there. [/quote]

I'm a poster who said I did it as a student, know it's wrong now and don't like it but know that my kids did it, and consider it up to the kid to choose and the school to deal with. I would be furious if my kid flunks a course for this reason, but I would be upset with my child and not with the instructor. If policies are known in advance, I don't think anyone can balk at their enforcement. My kids do need good transcripts, but it's not the teacher's job to grant them that, it's their job to do what's needed to earn the good transcript that they need for their future success. How they choose to do that is on them, but if they choose to cut corners or do something that's unethical or contrary to class policy, and then get caught doing so, they need to own all results of that choice, both positive and negative. [/quote]

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