MS>     But when teachers assign work and just require that _something_ 
MS> in without correcting it, they are _teaching_ students to cheat.  As
MS> work that the student knows will not be examined in any detail (but 
MS> be turned in) tells the student: cheat in this class and you'll have
MS> to put in on homework in another course where your work pays off in 
 
Whoa! C'mon Matt give me a break, since when does "busy-work" equate to
a lesson in "cheating"?  I've been given lots of busy work over the 
years and I never saw it as a lesson in how to cheat or even tacit 
approval to cheat.  This type of work does send a message to the 
student, but I think it's a stretch to take this as some unspoken 
permission to cheat.
 
Dale  
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