Today is a great day: I sold one of my pre-written papers to some bloke who was having some psychological issues and the greatest part is that I copied most of the paper out of some crappy thesis that I found in the university library. I charged him double because he seemed really pathetic.
So today is a historic day: I caught my first student plagiarizing.
That's always disappointing.
What's disappointing is that I was genuinely impressed at his work, until I realized he was plagiarizing.
I taught a summer course on chainmail at UH a couple years ago (on the request and technically under the guidance of my large scale casting prof) and had a student turn in a chapter of a historical arms book for their final paper. When I asked them to meet with me I just showed them my copy of the book. The thing was, they were smart enough to have done a fine job on the paper without plagiarizing. I think that was the most disappointing part.
What excuse did your student give?
I'm meeting with him tomorrow. I'll let you know then.
Today is a historic day: I did my first jazz walk.
Does that involve jazz hands?
No, and I don't think I'll be doing any. We (guys) did some variations of what the girls were doing at different points to accent what they were doing. Fists on hips rather than arms, for example. I think it was to emphasize our masculinity.
Plagiarism is an excuse in academia to create busy work and keep professors from having to do any actual teaching.
I don't understand. So should it not be punished, or it doesn't happen, or what? I'm intrigued.
It shouldn't be punished as harshly as it is and professors should give assignments that inherently require more independent thought and less regurgitation.
Clarification: I've read Thanatos' rant on this subject and I largely agreed with him.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
Today is a historic day: I did my first jazz walk.
Does that involve jazz hands?
No, and I don't think I'll be doing any. We (guys) did some variations of what the girls were doing at different points to accent what they were doing. Fists on hips rather than arms, for example. I think it was to emphasize our masculinity.
You're doing something called "jazz walking," and they're trying to emphasize masculinity with hand placement?
That's like bringing a glass of wine to a forest fire.
made soooo many mistakes but still got a guilty verdict
lucky me
Does the feeling you get from serving justice transmute into some sort of ineffable satisfaction? I'd imagine serving justice would create some palpable sensation.
made soooo many mistakes but still got a guilty verdict
lucky me
Does the feeling you get from serving justice transmute into some sort of ineffable satisfaction? I'd imagine serving justice would create some palpable sensation.
Plagiarism is an excuse in academia to create busy work and keep professors from having to do any actual teaching.
I don't understand. So should it not be punished, or it doesn't happen, or what? I'm intrigued.
It shouldn't be punished as harshly as it is and professors should give assignments that inherently require more independent thought and less regurgitation.
Clarification: I've read Thanatos' rant on this subject and I largely agreed with him.
Indeed.
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Plagiarism is an excuse in academia to create busy work and keep professors from having to do any actual teaching.
I don't understand. So should it not be punished, or it doesn't happen, or what? I'm intrigued.
It shouldn't be punished as harshly as it is and professors should give assignments that inherently require more independent thought and less regurgitation.
Clarification: I've read Thanatos' rant on this subject and I largely agreed with him.
I wouldn't say getting a slap on the wrist and some credit taken away is a particularly harsh punishment.
made soooo many mistakes but still got a guilty verdict
lucky me
Does the feeling you get from serving justice transmute into some sort of ineffable satisfaction? I'd imagine serving justice would create some palpable sensation.
Mostly it manifests in the form of high fives
Fuck, I don't care if my life is guaranteed to be miserable right after graduating law school, I want to high-five a bunch of lawyers!
made soooo many mistakes but still got a guilty verdict
lucky me
Does the feeling you get from serving justice transmute into some sort of ineffable satisfaction? I'd imagine serving justice would create some palpable sensation.
made soooo many mistakes but still got a guilty verdict
lucky me
Does the feeling you get from serving justice transmute into some sort of ineffable satisfaction? I'd imagine serving justice would create some palpable sensation.
Mostly it manifests in the form of high fives
So you get back in the office and the stodgy white guys are like "Hey high 5 female companion who's tits we stare at way way too often."
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Plagiarism is an excuse in academia to create busy work and keep professors from having to do any actual teaching.
I don't understand. So should it not be punished, or it doesn't happen, or what? I'm intrigued.
It shouldn't be punished as harshly as it is and professors should give assignments that inherently require more independent thought and less regurgitation.
Clarification: I've read Thanatos' rant on this subject and I largely agreed with him.
I wouldn't say getting a slap on the wrist and some credit taken away is a particularly harsh punishment.
Typically, you can be kicked out of a school for plagiarism.
Typically, you can be kicked out of a school for plagiarism.
I don't consider that a particularly harsh punishment either, though it's not something I would personally choose to do. Intellectual property theft is serious, especially so in university when you can actually do something to change the student's behavior.
I do agree that changes should be made in what assignments are given and what expectations are placed on students, though.
Plagiarism is an excuse in academia to create busy work and keep professors from having to do any actual teaching.
I don't understand. So should it not be punished, or it doesn't happen, or what? I'm intrigued.
It shouldn't be punished as harshly as it is and professors should give assignments that inherently require more independent thought and less regurgitation.
Clarification: I've read Thanatos' rant on this subject and I largely agreed with him.
I wouldn't say getting a slap on the wrist and some credit taken away is a particularly harsh punishment.
Typically, you can be kicked out of a school for plagiarism.
Yeah. And from a systemic, rather than an individual point of view, if an institution is having a repeated problem with plagiarism, rather than cracking down harder on the students committing it maybe they should re-evaluate whether or not the assignments they're giving are really promoting learning.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
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Ugh, I'd never want to work in management.
Which sucks, 'cause I may be helping my friend run a gaming store/restaurant in a few years.
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what kind of classes does he have that he can do that?
i couldn't do that with any of my history classes
lucky me
Lots, if you're not a cock.
BURN!
Well, I guess he can always shoot for a mistrial.
Hopefully it'll be something understandable (though still not excusable), like 'I have a lot of stress and I panicked' rather than 'I'm a lazy bum'.
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What was the case?
Yay medo!
No, and I don't think I'll be doing any. We (guys) did some variations of what the girls were doing at different points to accent what they were doing. Fists on hips rather than arms, for example. I think it was to emphasize our masculinity.
Congratulations.
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It shouldn't be punished as harshly as it is and professors should give assignments that inherently require more independent thought and less regurgitation.
Clarification: I've read Thanatos' rant on this subject and I largely agreed with him.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
criminal mischief 2
threw his ex(at the time) girlfriend's cell phone out of the window of a moving car, then he broke it in half
she was totally freaked out at the time
she tried to tank us today but apparently it didn't work
That's like bringing a glass of wine to a forest fire.
Does the feeling you get from serving justice transmute into some sort of ineffable satisfaction? I'd imagine serving justice would create some palpable sensation.
I am Kurdt Kobain on guitar, he is David Gröhl on drums, and together we are The Nirvanas.
I am going to go play now.
Mostly it manifests in the form of high fives
I wouldn't say getting a slap on the wrist and some credit taken away is a particularly harsh punishment.
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Fuck, I don't care if my life is guaranteed to be miserable right after graduating law school, I want to high-five a bunch of lawyers!
The best kind of fives.
I prefer the top gun variation.
So you get back in the office and the stodgy white guys are like "Hey high 5 female companion who's tits we stare at way way too often."
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How much do the tickets cost to see this?
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She had to take a break from sucking other things out of ... other things.
I'm just a management type person. I love to lead.
Typically, you can be kicked out of a school for plagiarism.
:winky::?:
so we called the 911 dispatcher, played the 911 tape
called the officer, got her statements to him in
then...we rested
defense gets all flustered
then he calls her
then we cross her and get to ask her about her conviction for hindering prosecution
boom
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I don't consider that a particularly harsh punishment either, though it's not something I would personally choose to do. Intellectual property theft is serious, especially so in university when you can actually do something to change the student's behavior.
I do agree that changes should be made in what assignments are given and what expectations are placed on students, though.
Face Twit Rav Gram
Yeah. And from a systemic, rather than an individual point of view, if an institution is having a repeated problem with plagiarism, rather than cracking down harder on the students committing it maybe they should re-evaluate whether or not the assignments they're giving are really promoting learning.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.