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(d4vis)RE: HOMEWORK abounds

by d4vis (Chaplain)
on Oct 11, 2000 at 23:50 UTC ( [id://36303]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to HOMEWORK abounds

Two quick points;
1.
It occurs to me that there is a significant difference between homework posters asking for a solution and those asking for help. I would have no problem with helping someone with their homework. The difficulty is when they want a perlmonk to do their homework.
If done correctly, assisting students can be similar to being a tutor at a university lab. Pointing people to the right docs, clarifying a concept, giving them a place to start...all of these are (I think) valid and useful roles that perlmonks can play in educating a new generation of perl users. It only becomes morally questionable when they don't want to put any effort into their end of it.
Wouldn't you rather that the new coder that comes to work fresh out of Perl class learned his chops from you folks than from some of the Univ. profs I've known?

2.
I think we're underestimating the intelligence of their teachers. I know when I TA'ed PolSci I was able to spot plagiarism pretty easily. If you steal Shakespeare and the rest of your writing isn't anywhere near as good, it's the same as a newbie coder putting a beautiful sub directly from merlyn in the middle of all his crappy code. It sticks out like a sore thumb, and any prof worth his salt will spot it.

If you giva a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
If you tell him to go to the library or buy a book on fishing, he'll ask for another fish tomorrow.

~d4vis the scribe
#!/usr/bin/fnord

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RE: RE: HOMEWORK abounds
by PsychoSpunk (Hermit) on Oct 12, 2000 at 02:36 UTC
    I must say that I agree with point 1. Taken from a reality based standpoint, you've got to figure that within 2-3 years these Anonymous Monks are going to be out in the world (if not sooner). And while it's not a good idea to do someone's homework for them, we'd be remiss not to aid up-and-comers with "good perl coding" practices. Please avoid the obvious desire to rant about who's got good perl coding practices.

    Thusly, I am giving a ++ to let other monks know that I think we should all be helpful, but not to the point of neglecting our own responsibilities. Of course, this seems to be the sentiment of most of the respectable monks around here anyway.

    ALL HAIL BRAK!!!

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