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Again I would argue that cheating in your "Introduction to congress" class does constitute a proper introduction to congress.
1 posted on 08/31/2012 1:42:03 PM PDT by ghost of nixon
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To: ghost of nixon

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.


2 posted on 08/31/2012 1:44:59 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: ghost of nixon
Again I would argue that cheating in your "Introduction to congress" class does constitute a proper introduction to congress.

Aaaaa....well....I'm not really sure how I would answer that one.

3 posted on 08/31/2012 1:46:18 PM PDT by NurdlyPeon (It's down to 'anybody but Obama'. And may God forgive me for what I must do in November.)
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To: ghost of nixon

Harvard. Cheating.
No wonder Obama gets so many of his top officvials from Harvard!


4 posted on 08/31/2012 1:46:20 PM PDT by CivilWarguy
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To: ghost of nixon

I need more information. Were the cheaters punished, or were those who refused to cheat graded down because they didn’t understand the subject?


5 posted on 08/31/2012 1:47:12 PM PDT by Pollster1 (Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: ghost of nixon

I’d say cheating would show that one has a very good working knowledge of Congress.


6 posted on 08/31/2012 1:47:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: ghost of nixon

“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...


9 posted on 08/31/2012 2:00:14 PM PDT by jessduntno ("Racism is not dead...it is on life support - kept alive by politicians..." - Thomas Sowell)
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To: ghost of nixon

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.


10 posted on 08/31/2012 2:00:32 PM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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To: ghost of nixon

I’ve always thought that practical exams are, generally, better than written exams...


11 posted on 08/31/2012 2:06:55 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: ghost of nixon

The most dangerous criminal organization in the world, the Ivy League.


12 posted on 08/31/2012 2:14:49 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: ghost of nixon

Is it a survey class about the subject or is it practical training?


13 posted on 08/31/2012 2:17:21 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: ghost of nixon

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


14 posted on 08/31/2012 3:08:48 PM PDT by libertarian27 (Check my profile page for the FReeper Online Cookbook 2011)
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To: ghost of nixon

“You didn’t pass that by yourself...”


16 posted on 08/31/2012 3:14:25 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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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.


17 posted on 08/31/2012 3:48:55 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Skittle pooping unicorns are more common than progressives with honor & integrity.)
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It’s part of the final...if you don’t get caught, you pass.


20 posted on 09/02/2012 3:04:46 PM PDT by stuartcr ("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
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To: ghost of nixon

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 ;)]


24 posted on 09/04/2012 12:29:04 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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