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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't believe so many people are okay with this. Cheating doesn't have to be a gateway to anything. It's wrong. And it's bad for the cheater, who is not learning to manage her own work or to [b]advocate for herself if there is simply too much of it.[/b][/quote]

This is the most important part of what you've written and the root cause of the problem.  You have to ask yourself what kind of system has been created that gives an otherwise good student the incentive to cheat?  Parents, especially in this area, have wild expectations for their children and heap on the pressure.

[b]For example, in the forum that was started about maintaining a minimum standard of grades, one parent mentioned that if the student does not complete 100% of her assignments, that her phone will be taken away. What message do you think that child receives? The end goal is a completed assignment to avoid punishment. The incentive is not knowledge, the goal is not to perform to the best of your ability. It's a completed assignment.  That creates an obvious disincentive to ask for help or advocate for yourself if there's too much work because the student is trying to avoid being punished.[/b]

You all might think you're creating some kind of moral super-beings who would never copy a homework assignment, but I would bet that you're creating the very incentives that would lead your child to cut a few corners.  [/quote]

Uh, no. It creates a child who understands that there are consequences if you do not do your homework, just like there are consequences in the real world if you do not do work your boss assigns you. [/quote]

School and the pursuit of knowledge is fundamentally different than doing work for pay. They should not be treated the same.[/quote]

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