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I knew an adjunct who, in the words of the department head, was fired for being too harsh on cheaters.

• alexmat 10y ago
  I put it in my syllabus and run it by the department head before each quarter that anyone caught cheating in any way will immediately fail the class and be reported to the administration. I also emphasize it to the students at the start of each quarter. I've caught a few people cheating, but I usually fail them for the assignment instead of the class and spend extra time working with them to get their grades up. I've only had one repeat offender and I enforced the rule. The student came up to me a few months later and thanked me. Said it made him re-evaluate his commitment to school.
• flukus 10y ago
  Can't expel your income streams...
  • analog31 10y ago
    One issue is the fear that if the student decides to lawyer up, then the adjunct will be completely outgunned, and there is no clear indication of the extent of their liability. As a former adjunct, I certainly would not have gone there. The department was probably making the same calculation. In addition, as a temporary worker, an adjunct can easily be blackballed, so their strategy is to be as docile as possible. My mom is a retired high school teacher, and it's a completely different story. Among the "perks" in her contract were legal representation and liability coverage.
• Spooky23 10y ago
  It all depends on the school and the crazy politics. When I was an undergrad, certain ethnic groups were untouchable on the campus. There was also a lot of paperwork involved and cracking down on cheaters would focus attention on the department.