Re: Ethics
 

NO offense to anyone but, are you being completely honest here? For a moment, disregard what people would think of you if you helped your friend or you asked your friend for answers. Disregard what we think of you (as if that actually mattered) and post up what's really important to you.

My honest answer: my grade. Don't care much for what comments I get.

(In no way should this ever be interpreted to reflect the nature and attitude of my team. Ever.)

Re: Ethics
 

A single grade will be forgotten in a few years.
A black mark on your transcript for an Honors Violation will stay there forever.

Re: Ethics
 

Thank you for your honesty. You have voiced what I see as the worst trait of this young generation: It's all about me and what I need. They seem to have the, " rules are for those who get caught" attitude. I would counter with "character is what you do when no one else is looking."

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I wouldn't be so tough on a whole generation. Ours (the baby boomers, at least for me) is no shining example either.

I voted for "keep the rules", the "correct" answer. That doesn't always mean I always observe the rules.

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In most cases, I would let my peers fend for themselves since they have plenty of resources to use and it isn't my right to undermine the curriculum the teacher has put in place.

HOWEVER, there would occasionally be circumstances in which I would go against this, such as if the teacher was slightly biased against some of my classmates who had trouble with the subject, or they hadn't been able to get adequate help (perhaps due to illness, but if it was due to their own laziness, the reason is now null). In that case, I would never give them actual answers, but perhaps the first step of the process, a clue along the way, where to look, or an example of a similar problem: this would teach them the reasoning behind what they're trying to figure out, teach them skills to figure similar material out in the future, and would not violate the spirit of the assignment: they're supposed to do it on their own without help, and all I've done is shown them similar situations, not helped with the current one.