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How does a good instructor, syllabus, and/or academic institution not need this? I went to an Ivy League school with hopefully above average teachers and saw a

• WalterSear 6y ago
  The problems are societal in nature. I don't beleive either the parent commentor or original author fully appreciate this. Adversarial teaching environments are a symptom, not the problem. And the fundamental issues don't have a clear solution, though it is clear that the situation is far from optimal.
• notkaiho 6y ago
  They could have set work that is difficult to lift word for word, or examine in any number of ways that do not allow googling
• mjw1007 6y ago
  In principle, you remove the incentive for plagiarism by making the students' reward for their work be what they learn as a result, rather than some kind of certificate.
  • notJim 6y ago
    Oh cool, so we just need to fix a massive social problem that's generated by long-running structural trends within our society and economy. Then we can stop using plagiarism detection software.
    • notkaiho 6y ago
      ... So we shouldn't try to fix the problem?
      • notJim 6y ago
        Of course we should, but we shouldn't be naive about the challenge doing so represents.