This was a tongue-in-cheek response to the original article which seems to make sweeping generalizations about American students from the experiences of one pro

This was a tongue-in-cheek response to the original article which seems to make sweeping generalizations about American students from the experiences of one professor. It seems to be that you are subtly implying that the American education system inculcates some sense of ethics (discouraging things like plagiarism) in the students, which for some inexplicable reason the education system of these international students doesn't. Exactly. The same could be argued about the original author's suggestion that the American education system in-builds laziness while the international system of millions of students does not. In reality, I wouldn't call it ethics--far from that! American students don't plagiarize (as much) because they know they will get caught and face insane consequences. Indian students(my friends) don't know the perceived seriousness of it so they fail a class they had a 96 in because they plagiarized the final paper. I really pity my friend more than blame him. Btw, my bias/generalizations are quickly repudiated and doesn't get published in a widely distributed paper for good reasons. The original author gets to make a huge splash. That's the problem. Also, I split my K-12 education between India and U.S so I have experienced both sides of the education system.