Top 10 Things I learned from Chapter 1

While I was reading Ch. 1 I learned something new from almost every article

"What the Bagelman Saw"
I can't believe that that many people would steal. It is very eye-opening the direction in which our society is heading

"Everybody Does It"
I couldn't believe how much of a gap is growing between the socio-economic classes. It is easy to look into everyday life and see the stressors placed on people by this great divide.

"The Art of College Management: Cheating"
It is shocking how easy cheating is coming to people. I understand the pressure of being a student but that is what receiving a grade is for. A grade is supposed to reflect the time and effort put into the class by the person receiving the grade and no one else.

"Psssst... What's the Answer?"
The stigma and shame associated with cheating is disappearing as the years go by. People are so interested in the bottom line they do not care about how they get there and that is reflecting upon the youth of today and manifesting itself in the form of cheating.

"Justice or Just Us? What to Do about Cheating"
The statistics were shocking. The fact that 2/3 of students cheat on test and 90% of student cheat on homework. I can understand the homework because what people deem as cheating "working together" I deem as cooperation.

Also I agree with the proposed solution for cheating. It was shown that there is less cheating in classes where the teacher is liked and where the students feel they are adequately assessed. The solution to cheating is to replace the ineffective teachers with ones that will engage the student and make them want to learn the topic at hand.

"God's Little Toys: Confessions of a Cut and Paste Artist"
This represented a very interesting take on plagiarism. I was not aware of the term "cut and paste" in reference to literature.

"Rise of the Plagiosphere: How New Tools to Detect Plagiarism Could Induce Mass Writer's Block"
It is amazing the technology that they are coming up with today. I think that it is an immense amount of technology aimed to try and catch cheaters in the act as opposed to teaching student why not to cheat. People's original thought are not always original to the world but are in fact original to the individual.

"Term Paper Websites"
I do not understand why the websites are allowed to exist. I suppose in the eyes of the law they are selling a legitimate product but it is destroying the ethical systems of the youth of today.

"Something Borrowed"
I can't believe that the playwright basically copied the woman's life into the play and did not even credit her for it. I feel as though the playwright knew it was wrong and I feel that she should have acknowledged her sources of inspiration somewhere in the play booklet.