-=> Quoting Dale Hill to Matt Smith <=-
 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
 DH>
 DH> Whoa! C'mon Matt give me a break, since when does "busy-work" equate
 DH> to a lesson in "cheating"?  I've been given lots of busy work over the
 DH> years and I never saw it as a lesson in how to cheat or even tacit
 DH> approval to cheat.  This type of work does send a message to the
 DH> student, but I think it's a stretch to take this as some unspoken
 DH> permission to cheat.
In case you didn't know (your name seems new here), Matt Smith is not
(and never has been) a teacher. If he would only preface each and every
point of view with this disclaimer, other participants would instantly
and accurately assess the real value of his "insights".
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