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Cheating students

#101
A decent future three to four day paper to consider might be citing examples of plagiarism in the entertainment industry; whether music, television or film, which ended in a hefty legal judgement against the offenders. As well, examples of same-old/ same-old attempt to re-hash a successful idea that resulted in failure. A bit of a two-headed dragon there to raise their awareness that: A) Stealing IP has consequences, and B) There's nothing new under the sun without concerted effort to reinvent it.

Glad it all worked out to at least a bit past neutral. You got this. I gave no craps about HS in general and I managed to at least gain somewhat of a grasp on the language. I only got through the first semester of junior year English before I found I could still graduate without taking any more. Keep on keepin' on and you most definitely will get through to the ones that are actually teachable.
 
#102
Chicory Blue said:
I’m not gonna make it to five years, y’all.

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Sure you will! And you will have even better stories. My now retired friend used to chuckle and shake his head. "They are such amateurs."

And then there's the kid who just flat gets it. The most influential person in my son's life is the middle school teacher who turned him into a musician. Most of the kids were terrified of him at first. He figured them out almost immediately, and would target specific exercises at specific kids, without those kids even knowing it. The rest of the class got a lot out of the exercises too, because the focus wasn't obvious to them. But there it was. There were a number of circumstances that led to his influence on my son, but he recognized a competitive kid right away. And stuck pins in him in just the right spot to get him motivated. He explained what our son would benefit from and gave us homework, too. That teacher was the person my son chose to shadow when he was assigned to shadow somebody at work during high school.

You will have that kind of positive influence on a kid.
 
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#103
Chicory Blue said:
I’m not gonna make it to five years, y’all.
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Sure you will.

Once you establish a reputation for pulling up the cheats word will pass to the year below to "not mess with Chicory" and your life will become a lot easier.

You've already taken the first step towards establishing it.


My son taught English and Maths to immigrants (a basic standard is required in the UK before they can legally get a job). He usually taught classes composed of students from the same country so would learn "OK see you same time next week " in their native language. The first week they would talk about him in their native language, the following weeks they didn't utter a word because they thought he could understand them.

A little psychology goes a long way.
 
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#104
For your enjoyment, today’s lesson:
Remedial Hamlet

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May I also recommend:

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Roger Ebert said:
" Scotland, PA" translates Shakespeare's "Macbeth" into a comedy set in a Pennsylvania fast-food burger stand, circa 1972. Lady Macbeth rubs unhappily at a grease burn on her hand, the three witches become three local hippies, and poor Duncan, the manager, isn't attacked with a knife but is pounded on the head with a skillet. If you know "Macbeth," it's funny. Anyone who doesn't is going to think these people are acting mighty peculiar.
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Scotland, Pa movie review & film summary (2002) | Roger Ebert

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DirtDog said:
My wife is a teacher (27 years and counting) and I hear all about these "teachable moments". Is there a way to get your point across AND turn it into a teachable moment - without getting yourself into any ethical hot water?

Like, take a few samples of the plagiarized/lazy work and let the class critique why they thought it was honestly come by or not. Make it a study of why plagiarism is not acceptable or something like that? Without naming names, maybe compare a non-plagiarized submission against a plagiarized submission and teach the class how a teacher can tell the difference? That kind of lesson might stick for those kids on the borderline.
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Good God NO. The last thing you want to teach those students is how to detect cheaters. That is just giving away your edge.
 
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