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At the same time, I am sort of surprised that more posters here are not bothered by the actions of the students revealed by the professors. I'm sure you don't approve of students who don't do the work but expect breaks, right?
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<p>MF, my impression is that everyone is bothered by the actions of cheaters. However, there is a different thread on CC that already dealt with the issue of plagiarism. It is undeniable that the actions of the cheaters and grade-grubbers are not acceptable. </p>
<p>However, going my back to my original post about the student whose paper was supposed to be shared online, it turned out that the paper was legitimate and the product of hard work and not the result of online pilfering or recycling. </p>
<p>And, fwiw, if students' papers are indeed fair use and free to be posted on public forums without the approval of their authors, where do we draw the line? Should admission officers be allowed to broadcast personal statements and personal essays? For the record, once an essay or a part of one is posted on a forum such as CC or CHE, it enters the public domain and will remain there permamently --as opposed to be sent through a private site such as turnitin. I am wondering how anyone might quote THAT work properly, assuming the professor does not divulge the identity and full source of the original work! Is "unknown source" sufficient?</p>