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this copying of homework is just the stepping stone to stealing credit, grabbing promotions and ultimately becoming CEO of Enron.
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haha TOO TRUE. lol...but perhaps your mention of Enron suggests that someday they will get what they deserve?</p>
<p>well, enron is a company that got caught because it dug itself such a huge hole that their financial woes were obvious and the government couldn't help but investigate what was in the ditch. i think a lot of companies on wall street and i firms still use "questionable" practices.</p>
<p>You think he or she is exaggerating about his peer/competitor? </p>
<p>But this topic does bring up great points. There is a guy at my school who is very brilliant, but someone you wouldn't want to go to school with for fear of your life. He threatened to decapitate two girls at his former magnet school. They spoke out and had him removed.</p>
<p>I don't like it either. A bunch of jerks at my high school get into Brown every year. Admission officers can't know everything, esp. about a student's character and integrity. If teachers in high schools are willing to ignore that kind of behavior, what makes you think admission officers won't? Even if they do know, I hardly think they will care. Being a good person and having morals doesn't seem to get you anywhere these days.</p>
<p>It's quite disgusting for nice people because a person with that kind of character is usually slimy and charming. Adults always seem to be blind to it.</p>
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he makes this girl in my science class feel uncomfortable all the time by pretending to hump her.</p>
<p>he makes fun of everyone, and lots of people refer to him as a "d-bag"</p>
<p>he copies science homework 5 minutes before class starts
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This one is just to EASY to solve!! Everyone has a cellphone. Cellphones take decent movies. So here's what you do... </p>
<p>A few movies of her pretending to hump the girl, sound included, with her making sure to say loudly things like "Stop it!", "You're harassing me!!". Avoid having him see the camera; act like you're texting or talking into it. You need several episodes so he can't claim it was a one-time "joke". Copy movies to your computer. That's step one. </p>
<p>Step two is to put the homework in a place where its obvious he's copying it, then film that. Again, he doesn't see the camera. Have someone confront him, loudly, ask him "what are you doing? Copying the homework?!!". Let the camera roll. Now you show the video of him cheating to the teacher, being sure to have a copy saved on your computer. Caught in the act!! This ought to be good for a trip to the counselor and a suspension.</p>
<p>Shortly after which point the girl, in tears, ought to be at the principal's office (video in hand) accompanied by her parents and demanding the school put a stop to the sexual harassment. Mentioning lawyers and lawsuits doesn't hurt. In most schools you are suspended or expelled for harassment if its serious enough. Sexual harassment is a clear violation of civil rights; see ED/OCR:</a> Sexual Harassment: It's Not Academic Pamphlet.</p>
<p>According to the government pamphlet above
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Under federal law, a school is required to have a policy against sex discrimination and notify employees, students, and elementary and secondary school parents of the policy. </p>
<p>Regardless of which type of harassment occurs, a school must take immediate and appropriate steps to stop it and prevent it from happening again. </p>
<p>Q: What are some examples of sexual conduct?</p>
<p>A: Some examples of sexual conduct are:</p>
<pre><code>* sexual advances
touching of a sexual nature
sexual gestures
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A word of caution -- don't try to do it all in a day. Be too obvious and you'll tip the perp off. Just let it come to you, maybe over 2-4 weeks until you get it all. Don't let more than 2 or 3 people max know what you're doing, plus you'll need the cooperation of the girl. You know how HS rumor spread like wildfire; if 4 people know, then 8 will, then 80, and he'll get wind and stop; certainly he won't do anything when someone has a cellphone in their hand. You want to nail this guy!
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<p>It gets better from here. Put it all up on YouTube. Labeled something like "ED student cheating his way into Brown", "Brown ED student sexually harassing classmate", you get the picture. From your throwaway hotmail account send an email to Brown admissions inviting them to take a look, being sure to identify your HS so they can contact your school to verify its true. See what happens next ...</p>
<p>That's intensely crazy ^^</p>
<p>*Ray192, I think your assumptions about Brown students are extremely ignorant. The open curriculum and the pass/fail option are not about laziness, they are about intellectual exploration. Unlike the core curriculum at schools like Columbia and UChicago, Brown's open curriculum allows students to explore their intellectual interests in their own way not how someone else dictates them to. Brown students are intellectually daring and curious and the pass/fail option (referred to as S/NC) allows students who don't want to risk their GPA's for intellectual curiosity the opportunity to do so. Most importantly, Brown gives you the opportunity to create your own academic path and so every class you take, you take because YOU want to be there.</p>
<p>In my own experience, I came to Brown wanting to do Bio (I'm a freshman). This semester I took chem, multivariable calc, an anthro seminar, and an english seminar. Next semester I am registered for orgo, cell bio, french, russian lit, and intro to gender studies. In the future I hope to take courses in Arabic, Sociology, French Lit, Applied Math, Public Health, and whatever else that interests me. So I'm just one example of how Brown students do not just stay in their comfort zones but in fact explore their interests.</p>
<p>But then again I must be wrong, you, a mere high school student who seems to know so much about Brown, possess the ability to characterize over 6,000 undergrads as lazy. This is exactly why I hate CC.*</p>
<p>Apparently Brown students like you also tend to lack reading comprehension skills. I never said Brown students are lazy. I said the curriculum is perfect for lazy people. Unless you also lack the arts of logical deduction, it's pretty obvious why lazy folks want to go to schools where there are no requirements and where you can take any class pass/fail. Come on, this is incredibly intuitive.</p>
<p>And high school student? Really? My college transcript indicates otherwise.</p>
<p>wow, doesn't posting videos seem like taking this too far?</p>
<p>haha, I love badgolfer's idea!</p>
<p>I totally agree with the folks who said that students let other students get away with cheating, etc. This discussion has taken place at my kids' high school a lot -- among parents and administrators. Students don't seem to understand that when they let someone get away with cheating, they are letting them steal from them -- their rank, their college spot, etc. It's not a harmless act -- it hurts those who are doing their own work and getting by on their own merits. Cheating has gotten way out of hand all across the country and while teachers can catch some of it, they can't catch all of it on their own. Would you stay silent if someone was stealing your ipod? How is it different if they are altering the curve, or leaping over you in ranking, or, ultimately, taking your hard-earned spot at a college?</p>
<p>I agree that cheating has gone too far, but copying homework isn't always the end of the world. If the assignment is a simple read and answer questions piece that you get effort credit for, does the student who did it really show more intelligence and desire to learn that the student who didn't do it? I used to get reading pieces like that in my government class all the time, often talking about stuff we already kinda knew about; if I didn't do the assignment I never felt like I had somehow cheated myself out of an important learning experience.</p>
<p>I guess sometimes high school just isn't the learning environment is should be...</p>
<p>I swear, when I read this post, I REALLY thought you were talking about someone I know except one line is off.</p>