I kind of see it as on the same level as buying answers to a test.
There can be so many justifications....
I work hard and just don't understand.
I would have studied, but...
I do too many other activities and don't have the time for this class.
I'm only taking this as a requirement/ general elective/...
I already know the material from a previous class.
The teacher is unfair and their tests don't reflect the material they teach.
But they are just that, justifications. It's unfair. It negatively affects people who choose to be honest.
It happens, and there's no way to stop it. But it doesn't make it right.
I kind of see it as on the same level as buying answers to a test. There can be so many justifications.... I work hard and just don't understand. I would have studied, but... I do too many other activities and don't have the time for this class. I'm only taking this as a requirement/ general elective/... I already know the material from a previous class. The teacher is unfair and their tests don't reflect the material they teach. But they are just that, justifications. It's unfair. It negatively affects people who choose to be honest. It happens, and there's no way to stop it. But it doesn't make it right.
http://www.danah.org/papers/AAAS2006.html a thought, at any rate.