What I was most concerned about regarding the article was not only the cheating itself but the depection of the teachers attitudes towards online HW and towards some of the courses. If a teacher walks into a class the first day of school and tells the students they are going to fail, that teacher is practically killing any confidence the student came into the course with. The teacher is practically predetermining the students success in the course. As a result of this some students who are less confident in their abilility to succeed in the course might cheat in order to get by. Furthermore, online hw shouldn’t just be done and then tucked away. The next day the teacher should open it up and review the questions to ensure that everyone is up to par and that everyone understands the material. This might not only prevent cheating, but might also lead to improved understanding and grades.
