Month: October 2012

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.

While I was reading this article I found it a bit repetitive. School’s always have the same policy, cheating is looked down upon and students that get caught cheating will face severe consequences such as failing or expulsion. However it seems that some students don’t seem to care. In one of my first weeks here at Baruch, the professor said that he already caught one student plagiarizing and that he will be punished for his actions. I think as technology gets more advanced (smart phones, iphones, laptops) cheaters will find new ways to cheat. It is a constant game of cat and mouse. However I do believe cheating will not get you far in life and it is extremely risky and is a bad habit that should be eliminated.

To me this whole issue seems more like a small incident turned huge scandal thanks to the original article by the New York Post even though I haven’t seen it or intend to. And then the huge uproar over at the Baruch side of things is nothing more than adults trying to fix their image. Honestly, I feel like this is an insult to us students: the administration doesn’t respect us as students to not cheat and even goes puts in the effort to build a team to target this issue. I feel like witch hunt was a great term to describe this. Me, being the pessimist I am, don’t really believe in the rights that will be promised to us. If they don’t believe that we have the strength to not cheat, just like how we have the strength to pull ourselves away from the computer or phone to study, how would you, as a member of the witch hunting team, believe that a student is telling the truth when they say they are not cheating? I think that the school’s efforts are noble and all, for wanting to find a solution to the problem of cheating. But cheating is a global problem and in order to fix that you’d probably have to mess with some psychological aspects. A world without cheating and cheaters is like a utopia, in my opinion.

One thing that did piqué my interest, however, was the fact that the writer of this article pointed out that cheating relates to the flawed and useless system of high numbers that we take as a grading system. I hope that adults can understand that not everything is all about numbers and perhaps you should all take a step back and read The Little Prince and see how ridiculous the world of grown ups is. Though I guess I can’t really do anything but complain while I can since I’m going to be sucked into it soon anyways. My opinion about numbers, however, still stands. I’m not sure who said this quote exactly as I don’t remember, but a certain CEO stated that he would hire lazy people because they would be able to perform tasks the easiest way. I ranted a bit on this post but free writes are highly encouraged aren’t they?

I think the problem of cheating at Baruch is not right and needs to be corrected. Cheating gets people nowhere in life; especially in college where people are learning about what they want to do as a career. I think that cheating takes away the integrity of the person taking the information and the person giving it. It is degrading to both people knowing that one worked hard to earn their grade and the other person did nothing to earn the same grade. I think that everyone should do their own work so they are at least learning something even if their GPA doesn’t show it. Taking another persons information in order to keep your GPA up is wrong and won’t help you in your future, especially when it comes to getting a job and you don’t know what you are talking about because you cheated all throughout college.

Although I was never a blogger, I do enjoy and welcome the idea of blogging. I feel that thoughts are  better expressed through writing because writing gives the writer time to word out his/her thoughts. I also enjoy photo blogs and may possibly make photography  a hobby of mine in the future. Photo blogs are a great way to share inspirational photographs. A photography blog I follow is of a man who photographs New Yorkers on a daily basis and add unto them with witty or inspirational captions.

http://www.humansofnewyork.com

I’m not crazy about blogging if it’s just me writing about things and reflecting on how I feel about something. I like blogging about other, more exciting things. I do enjoy blogging on Tumblr. I usually blog pictures of exotic places, beautiful things and people, and cool gifs or quotes. That’s what I like to blog. I don’t like writing posts. That’s why I was never one to keep a diary or whatever. Not really my thing. If I’m going to reflect on my feelings, I’d rather talk to somebody. But anyway, I don’t really mind this kind of blogging. I guess it’s a good way to get to know each other.

I’m not really the type to blog, just because I hate expressing myself over the internet or over text. I’d much rather do that in person, and talk about myself that way. Surprisingly though, I actually didn’t mind doing this. I think it was because I’m getting to know everyone who’s seeing this blog, and it’s not like they know me already, which is why it was easy for me to write about myself. I learned a lot about my fellow comrades, and I look forward to becoming better friends and getting closer as the semester goes on.

I have never blogged before, so it was a new experience for me. I like how our FRO class is always so lively and how creative we all are when we make our blog posts. I learned a lot from everyone by just reading their posts and I hope they learned somethings about me. College has been great so far all because I have met some new friends and some lovely personalities. I think blogging helped us all get out of our comfort zone and become closer together. Blogging is great, if you have some close readers who actually read your posts. I also had fun creating posts, because it made me feel like I could show everyone who I really   am. Thanks everyone for reading! 🙂

I really enjoy blogging because blogging not only enables me to express myself, but too read about other peoples opinions on issues pertaining to society, and objects.  My favorite blogs are usually about product reviews.  I enjoy reading these because they inform me on the pros and cons of certain items, and help me establish my opinion on these things.  What I like least about blogging is that occasional blogger who blogs, but has no idea what he is speaking about.  I feel that if you aren’t really familiar with an object or issue, you really shouldn’t blog about it.  My favorite blog is present on tennis warehouse.  This blog reviews basically every tennis racket and accessory on the market.  The play testers and bloggers really know their material well and the blogs are really informative.  I never expected blogging to be so easy!

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/?gclid=CKS-nt7-47ICFU6d4AodbikA4w

have a few opinions about the blogging experience that i went through so far in FRO. In general, i really like blogging. I dont have a real blog or anything, but when i get an assignment that requires me to blog, i usually have a blast with it. I like it because it lets me release everything that is on my mind. I figure out alot about myself through blogging and give other people the chance to learn about me. I really like the blogging experience. There is not much that i dont like about it. I generally have a good time when we are required to write a blog and i look foward to it all the time. It definitely beats regular homework. I get to be myself when i blog and i find it amazing. There is nothing that i dont really like about the blogging experience, it has been great. The only blog i follow is my friends older brothers blog because its pretty funny and it has alot to do with people i know and the town i came from. I dont think i should really share a link of his blog, its somewhat secret. Thats all i have to say for this time. LANCE OUT.