Maybe this winds up in the pit.
(All of you “does it really matter in the real world?/ why do your ivory tower freaks find plagiarism such a big deal?” types can go to hell right at this point and skip the rest of the thread-- it’s not for you and we’ve done this before.)
So of a class of 57 only one clear-cut case this term, which makes me happy. BUT this student especially riles my rancor and wrath and rage RAHRRR as when I picked up the books from which she lifted and cobbled together 2/3 of her sentences (most people who can’t make a decent sentence to save their lives in the intro paragrah don’t start on about the expressive plasticity of the Baroque architectonic in paragraph 2. . .) she had UNDERLINED THE LIFTED SENTENCES. IN LIBRARY BOOKS. Eighth circle of Hell, right there. Right in there with people who break beer bottles in bike lanes in my personal theological construct. No mercy. Made things easier for me, though.
As one of the few students at my community college who cares, I say give 'im the book!
Er, throw the book at him. Got a little overexcited there.
Plagarism is bad enough, but kids will be kids, and you expect it and look for it.
HOWEVER, writing in library books is unacceptable, IMHO. Hang 'em. Public execution to dissuade other students.
Ok, that may be a little extreme, but defacing library books ticks me off.
Wow. Compound dumbassery. Impressive.
Charge her for the library books and, upon receipt of payment, say, “here’s your books, hope you like reading them now that you’ve been expelled …”
If only it were that easy, right?
I love plagiarists, they make my school life easier. Thinning out the competition and whatnot.
I recommend flaying. Only way to be sure the lesson sticks.