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]]> By: SarahWu http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2009/03/24/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater/#comment-152 SarahWu Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:46:25 +0000 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/?p=157#comment-152 I agree that we must teach how to think and how to argue - and in turn our education and grading systems must reflect this idea as well. Even at the college level instructors will give a "check" for completing an assignment with no regard for the content of that assignment. Simply completing the work shouldn't be all that is required. As Evan said, people sooner or later want to know the details - and if you aren't able to provide those details or require Google or Wikipedia in order to do so it WILL catch up to you. I agree that we must teach how to think and how to argue - and in turn our education and grading systems must reflect this idea as well. Even at the college level instructors will give a “check” for completing an assignment with no regard for the content of that assignment. Simply completing the work shouldn’t be all that is required. As Evan said, people sooner or later want to know the details - and if you aren’t able to provide those details or require Google or Wikipedia in order to do so it WILL catch up to you.

]]> By: Carl http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2009/03/24/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater/#comment-150 Carl Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:47:44 +0000 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/?p=157#comment-150 I agree with Jessica. Instant information is hampering real learning. The world has grown more complex yet our education systems have become more narrow and simplistic, judging children on their ability to pass multiple-choice exams. I think bringing back essays written with fully acknowledged primary sources is a good idea. It teach children to think and argue rather than to regurgitate oven-ready answers. I agree with Jessica. Instant information is hampering real learning. The world has grown more complex yet our education systems have become more narrow and simplistic, judging children on their ability to pass multiple-choice exams.

I think bringing back essays written with fully acknowledged primary sources is a good idea. It teach children to think and argue rather than to regurgitate oven-ready answers.

]]> By: jessicaAParentinSilverSpring http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2009/03/24/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater/#comment-147 jessicaAParentinSilverSpring Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:49:18 +0000 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/?p=157#comment-147 The lightning-fast availability of the answers through use of the Internet has to be hindering true learning in modern high school and college students. Maybe an emphasis on old-school essays using primary sources only, and demanding those sources be cited in bibliographies and footnotes, could not only hinder cheating but also increase learning! Using the library...what a crazy concept these days! The lightning-fast availability of the answers through use of the Internet has to be hindering true learning in modern high school and college students. Maybe an emphasis on old-school essays using primary sources only, and demanding those sources be cited in bibliographies and footnotes, could not only hinder cheating but also increase learning!

Using the library…what a crazy concept these days!

]]> By: Carl http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2009/03/24/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater/#comment-146 Carl Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:41:53 +0000 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/?p=157#comment-146 Cheating is now rife in high schools. And a lot of it comes down to what Evan is talking about: the pressure to deliver oven-ready answers as fast as possible. Never mind understanding the material, or following your curiosity beyond the curriculum - just tick the box and move on. In many ways, marks have become more important than learning itself. And certainly more important than playing by the rules. At Monta Vista, a high-achieving high school in California, the number of students who confessed in a secret poll to cheating on quizzes, tests, and final exams doubled between 1996 and 2006. In 2007, officials revealed that 5 percent of applicants to Oxford and Cambridge had embellished their application forms with material taken from the Web. Explaining why they wanted to study chemistry, 234 applicants cited word for word the same example, “burning a hole in my pajamas at age eight,” as a formative experience. Cheating hurts everyone in the long run. It fosters a culture of corner-cutting and dishonesty (notice any parallels in the financial system?). It undermines learning. It can even ruin lives. Earlier this month, eight parents and teachers were jailed for using hi-tech equipment to help kids cheat on college entrance exams. Yet merely clamping down on cheating is not the answer. Because that is to treat the symptom rather than the disease itself. What we really need to do is reinvent our education system to make learning the top priority. If we do that, I suspect the cheating epidemic will subside on its own. Cheating is now rife in high schools. And a lot of it comes down to what Evan is talking about: the pressure to deliver oven-ready answers as fast as possible. Never mind understanding the material, or following your curiosity beyond the curriculum - just tick the box and move on.

In many ways, marks have become more important than learning itself. And certainly more important than playing by the rules.

At Monta Vista, a high-achieving high school in California, the number of students who confessed in a secret poll to cheating on quizzes, tests, and final exams doubled between 1996 and 2006. In 2007, officials revealed that 5 percent of applicants to Oxford and Cambridge had embellished their application forms with material taken from the Web. Explaining why they wanted to study chemistry, 234 applicants cited word for word the same example, “burning a hole in my pajamas at age eight,” as a formative experience.

Cheating hurts everyone in the long run. It fosters a culture of corner-cutting and dishonesty (notice any parallels in the financial system?). It undermines learning.

It can even ruin lives. Earlier this month, eight parents and teachers were jailed for using hi-tech equipment to help kids cheat on college entrance exams.

Yet merely clamping down on cheating is not the answer. Because that is to treat the symptom rather than the disease itself. What we really need to do is reinvent our education system to make learning the top priority.

If we do that, I suspect the cheating epidemic will subside on its own.

]]> By: slow1279 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2009/03/24/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater/#comment-139 slow1279 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:36:17 +0000 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/?p=157#comment-139 The cheating phenomenon is all over higher education. Take a look at college sites and the advertising pop-ups, it's amazing how many offers there are for "buying" essays, research papers, you can even purchase a doctoral thesis online. Is this prevalent in high schools as well? The cheating phenomenon is all over higher education. Take a look at college sites and the advertising pop-ups, it’s amazing how many offers there are for “buying” essays, research papers, you can even purchase a doctoral thesis online. Is this prevalent in high schools as well?

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