I just looked at Georgetown’s application supplement for another thread. They have two questions on it:
Academic infractions (violations of academic integrity) I Yes I No
Disciplinary infractions (behavioral misconduct) I Yes I No
So yes, it needs to be mentioned.
I think it depends on the what you want to accomplish. Failing the assignment will teach them that plagiarizing is unacceptable. Reporting it on college apps will punish them in a way that may very well impact their life. I’m sure you can safely say that they “deserve it” but, in your shoes, I wouldn’t be comfortable with that kind of zero tolerance style policy.
In fact, if it were me, I’d announce that I’d read their papers and was disappointed to realize that they thought I’d be too stupid to catch the plagiarism. I wouldn’t tell them which ones had been caught but that I’d give my one and only amnesty for the year; anyone guilty of plagiarism can turn in a new paper. I’d make it clear that any other cases for the rest of the year would be treated as cheating, and explain what the consequences would be.
They’re in school for a reason, to learn, and I think you have to give them some room to do stupid things and learn from it without having it change the course of their life. JMO of course.
“but I do teach with a co-teacher and he thought letting them re-submit the essays (albeit with more requirements) would be the best route to go for the sake of their grades.”
This is what’s wrong with America. I encourage you to be less concerned with their grades and more concerned with what kind of people these kids will be if they aren’t given the chance to fail.
Uh, the school is not in America.
^^ lol. I guess what’s wrong with America is people don’t read carefully.
Hard to believe that a counselor/teacher is coming to strangers on CC for guidance about a matter that is certainly defined at his/her school by the administration and handbooks. So I have to assume that this single-post is by a frightened student. The question still deserves to be answered. Yes, ethically, LORs can and should be withdrawn (without comment). If the matter is supposed to be reported to Deans/Administration, it should have been. If there was a consequence such as suspension or probation (not detention) then that must be reported to colleges through the channels set up for this.
This is a pretty funny line. The plagiarizing student ruined their own chances.