While it’s a rich vein for humor, it kind of shows the mindset of those who see government as a career - even at the highest levels of US academia.
Aaaaa....well....I'm not really sure how I would answer that one.
Harvard. Cheating.
No wonder Obama gets so many of his top officvials from Harvard!
I need more information. Were the cheaters punished, or were those who refused to cheat graded down because they didn’t understand the subject?
I’d say cheating would show that one has a very good working knowledge of Congress.
“Again I would argue that cheating in your “Introduction to congress” class does constitute a proper introduction to congress.”
Ted Kennedy (D-HELL) comes to mind...
Let me see if I get this straight. A take home exam. Inappropriate collaboration? What am I missing? If it’s a take home exam, are you collaborating if you use Google?
Sorry I just don’t have a clue what kind of world academics live in.
I’ve always thought that practical exams are, generally, better than written exams...
The most dangerous criminal organization in the world, the Ivy League.
Is it a survey class about the subject or is it practical training?
Article from the Harvard Crimson Paper
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/8/30/academic-dishonesty-ad-board/
Here’s the course:(I believe)
http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/introduction-congress
“You didn’t pass that by yourself...”
Pick any of these Ivy League colleges and you will find cheating is the normal not the exception. These people don’t go to these colleges to get an education, they go there to buy a degree from an Ivy League college which they will leverage into a high paying position.
It’s part of the final...if you don’t get caught, you pass.
What’s the issue..so they allegedly cheated..seems they got a lot out of the course, passed with flying colors. Aft all it was Intro to Congress! [I would use that defence ;)]