After reading our blogs this week it seems as though we are all in agreement about plagiarism. It is wrong and should not be tolerated. Kelly really nailed it; it is theft and a lie. It is sad that it seems that in this day and time the children seem to be getting the message that theft and lying are acceptable ways to get their work done. For example remember a while back the reporter that stole someone else’s work and reported as his own, or the show (can’t remember if it was 60 Minutes or Dateline or one of the other news magazines shows) where the parents wanted the teacher fired because she gave the children a failing grade I think it was because they bought some of their work. Anyway the message to the students was it is ok to cheat, and plagiarism is cheating.
It seems to be a double sided sword out there. Companies preach honesty, but at the same time they are constantly in the news for stealing and cheating.
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