Dear Tipsters,
MS wrote: "What we call cheating may be interpreted differentially.I have noticed that among some Moslem students working out assignments together or even sharing answers or allowing other Moslem affiliates to copy is almost like a religious obligation-as if a good moslem should help another moslem.So is there a religio-cultural imperative?I taught at an institution where the chair of the Mathematics dept. told a faculty gathering that the Arab students in his class were big cheats." I am not sure what the point is here. Could I please ask the writer to state categorically whether he is or is not implying that copying someone else's work is wrong in some places and acceptable in others? Consider this: "What we call cheating may be interpreted differentially.I have noticed that among some football players working out assignments together or even sharing answers or allowing other football players to copy is almost like a(n) obligation-as if a good football player should help another football player.So is there a sport-cultural imperative?I taught at an institution where it has been said that football players were big cheats." Could I please ask the writer to state categorically whether he is or is not implying that copying someone else's work is wrong for some people and acceptable for others? Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________ Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy <blocked::http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy> ___________________________________________________________ --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
