I have fallen on the wrong side of the academic code, apparently, for cheating, or rather, being an accessory to cheating. All I had to do was to lend my physics problem set, like a trusting fool, to a friend who then faithfully copied everything without my consent, because she was in too much of a 'hurry' to formulate her own solutions.
As if this semester weren't enough of a crumbling ruin already.
Now I have to talk to my professor and hope like hell he would be the forgiving sort. And there's the classic moral dilemma: should I tell the truth (which is to protest my innocence and point the mean, accusatory finger) or should we collaborate on a cover story that might present the situation in a better, if entirely distorted, light? Because, you know, friends don't grow on trees (especially not here), she's still a genuinely nice person and to be human is to err, etc.?
On the other hand I don't especially relish the thought of adding academic disciplinary action to the list of things I routinely worry about.
Thank goodness for Howard Shore and the Two Towers soundtrack set that came in the mail today.
words were spilled on Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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oh good grief what kind of bloody stupid person is that.
it's your choice, i suppose, and perhaps you want to be nice. but i don't really see the need to cover up for her. in my opinion people who get other people into trouble through their own idiocy and then expect them to share the blame are not friends.
... if she wants you to corroborate, then tell on her. if she's properly contrite and doesn't, you could consider corroborating. but only if you're in a good mood.
but that's just me.
it's your choice, i suppose, and perhaps you want to be nice. but i don't really see the need to cover up for her. in my opinion people who get other people into trouble through their own idiocy and then expect them to share the blame are not friends.
... if she wants you to corroborate, then tell on her. if she's properly contrite and doesn't, you could consider corroborating. but only if you're in a good mood.
but that's just me.
# posted by 
: 12:33 AM
: 12:33 AM
i dunno. moral dilemma yeah?
when i was teaching in ACS - i had students who cheated on their assignments... and i punished them. however to be honest, i punished them not for the cheating as per se... but for the bloody stupidity of copying everything word for word. It was the inability to cheat and have the common decency to cover up properly that annoyed me. In your case, im tempted to suggest that you apply the same code: stupidity/sloth is to be punished. then again, i know how hard it is. maybe you could say that you were working on the solutions together?
that would require you to take part of the bullet - and it would be implausible (you're brilliant) However its probably the best solution you've got to work on.
anyway, i would think your friend actually needs to take blame on this.
as we would call it: violation of trust - you can copy from me but you better take the effort not to implicate me. afterall, you're on the losing end here.
*hands over knife of strife!*
when i was teaching in ACS - i had students who cheated on their assignments... and i punished them. however to be honest, i punished them not for the cheating as per se... but for the bloody stupidity of copying everything word for word. It was the inability to cheat and have the common decency to cover up properly that annoyed me. In your case, im tempted to suggest that you apply the same code: stupidity/sloth is to be punished. then again, i know how hard it is. maybe you could say that you were working on the solutions together?
that would require you to take part of the bullet - and it would be implausible (you're brilliant) However its probably the best solution you've got to work on.
anyway, i would think your friend actually needs to take blame on this.
as we would call it: violation of trust - you can copy from me but you better take the effort not to implicate me. afterall, you're on the losing end here.
*hands over knife of strife!*
# posted by : 1:20 AM
: 1:20 AM
i don't see the need for corroboration either. in a panicky state of mind, she did sort of propose a half-witted story which i shot down because i was angry and trying to maintain a facade of politeness was just making me more annoyed.
i wonder if there's some magical diplomatic solution to this.
i wonder if there's some magical diplomatic solution to this.
yes, exactly - it's so easy to cheat with more finesse. knock a couple of brain cells together, for heaven's sake, and present the calculations differently or something.
being nice and polite over the phone is one thing. things are going to be pretty awkward when i see her again tomorrow.
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being nice and polite over the phone is one thing. things are going to be pretty awkward when i see her again tomorrow.
