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I'll leave the professor's side out of it, as you've covered it adequately, but on the student's side, even if they did think they were just getting a practice

• sph 16y ago
  That's exactly what I failed to articulate. I knew I was missing something because the students didn't feel blameless to me. That's why it feels like a situation where each side is trying to yell at the other rather than both accepting responsibility for messing up a little. It just makes me sad because everyone is posturing. Rather than saying "well, life happens and things go wrong and we'll work together to fix them" they're working on who is at fault. The professor wants the students to admit "guilt" or face sanctions for cheating because then things are found in his favor. The students would rather blame the professor for being lazy and not making up the test himself when they should have come forward once they recognized that they had seen it. It's unfortunate when we (and I've done it too) try to cover ourselves rather than working toward a solution.