Yes, our job is to lecture. And yes, we generally recognize when students copy material. It ain't hard folks. But I can't fail a student for cheating w/o proof the student actually copied. Last fall I had so many cutandpasters that I've quit assigning take home essays. I had one student who actually admitted to copying the material, but didnt' realize he/she had done anything wrong!
Trust flew out the window with intellectual curiosity.
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Yes, our job is to lecture. And yes, we generally recognize when students copy material. It ain't hard folks. But I can't fail a student for cheating w/o proof the student actually copied. Last fall I had so many cutandpasters that I've quit assigning take home essays. I had one student who actually admitted to copying the material, but didnt' realize he/she had done anything wrong! Trust flew out the window with intellectual curiosity.