December 2, 2005
Hidden in Plain Sight
It is an unfortunate fact that many students, even good ones, plagiarize or are seriously tempted to do so at some point in their studies. Plagiarism is one of the most common forms of cheating. I know about it through my work as a teaching assistant, but I also know about it firsthand. I have plagiarized without being caught.
Although we do our best to ignore it, the elephant in the middle of our academic room is this: Very few of the students who plagiarize are ever caught. It is
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