RP>  MS>     But when teachers assign work and just require that 
RP> _something_
RP>  MS> in without correcting it, they are _teaching_ students to cheat. 
RP>  As
RP>  MS> work that the student knows will not be examined in any detail 
RP> (but
RP>  MS> be turned in) tells the student: cheat in this class and you'll 
RP> have
RP>  MS> to put in on homework in another course where your work pays off 
RP> 
RP> In case you didn't know (your name seems new here), Matt Smith is not
RP> (and never has been) a teacher.
    Then ask yourself what lessons students learn about cheating when 
_teachers_ cheat on their students' standardized tests.
    Today's paper had a column by Walter Williams which included how a 
principal in N.Y.C. public schools was caught erasing wrong answers on a 
standardized test his kids took.  "60 Minutes" had a full section once on 
teachers caught cheating to make their students' scores on standardized tests 
higher.
    When kids hear about such incidents, the lesson they are being taught is 
that cheating is O.K.  
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