You can tell if a person is lazy and just wants others to do his/her homework when you see a question. Either ALL the questions are asked, or one question after another (having similar concepts).

That is cheating, and I hope people discourage them

I think there is a distinction between the people who want their work done for them, and the people who just need advice. For example, I just answered a question about how to reduce the usage of “but” in writing, and how to avoid contradictions. I don’t think there was anything wrong with that question. I also recently saw someone who was offering a fabulous 10 point prize to anyone who could analyze and write a report about a book. The difference between helpful advice, and cheating has to be made clear.

I guess what I’m saying is that asking for advice, or for examples of a problem is fine…it’s just when they ask for an entire assignment to be done that there is a problem. Most people ignore that anyway.

If it is to become a more well-rounded person by learning, then they are going about it wrong.

If it is to compete successfully for grades, which grades do nothing but measure a person’s resourcefulness, not his or her well-roundedness, then they should milk this resource (and any other they can) for all it’s worth.

Go Capitalism!

Some people need help with homework others don’t.

Some are lazy, some work their butts off.

Some cheat, some don’t.

Cheating can/does occur with the computer and without it.

Etc.

You have to decide to or not to help.

I sometimes help,

sometimes help a little

and

sometimes not at all.

That’s why I point people in a direction, not type in an answer so I can feel smug about knowing something.

Giving answers cripples the person asking the question.

I say they’ll learn their lesson on their own, not by having people here telling them to do their own work. So, by answering I get points and by using my answer, they are digging a deeper hole, which will eventually teach them to do their work on their own.

Perhaps their teachers are lousy, you never know!

but i do agree, if i think someone is looking for homework answers, i don’t answer.

altho now that i think about it, they may have no other place to get help, and as long as they’re only asking for an example, and not answers to a whole assignment or to have a whole paper written, that should be ok.

ok – guess i’m on the fence, here — OW!!