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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:32 AM Original message |
Would you encourage your child to tell on a class mate who was cheating? |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. No, I would encourage him to try blackmail. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. clever |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. No |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. And that's why we need proper principals, with principles. The system has devolved enough. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. To answer my own question, no I don't think I would |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. If it affects everybody in society, then it's everybody's business. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
80. If they are not grading on a curve and the student isn't near the top of their class |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
187. No it isn't. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. What about if 1/2 the class got a copy of the exam they stole from the profs desk? |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
78. Point taken |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
150. So you instill moral relativism at an early age... |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #150 |
183. Morals are a complex issue |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yes |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:07 PM Original message |
+1 |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
86. I think many a balancing the negative impact a child faces by being labeled a snitch |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #86 |
94. What is wrong with being a snitch? |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #94 |
95. I try to be realistic. Your points are all pretty good |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. Then there needs to be safeguards against that built in to the school system |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #96 |
99. I'm not sure it's that simple as there is often after care and summer camps and the like |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #95 |
122. Then the bullies need to be punished. |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #95 |
170. The student can talk to the teacher privately. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. +50,000. Damn nice to see some sensible people on this web site. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. I was in elementary school |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. Aw. C'mon. Scent of a Woman is one of my favorite movies. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. Y-E-hell-S. And isn't it damn obvious as to why?!!! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. The cheater would be the one who is my child. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. So you would teach him how to cheat? What are we supposed to infer from your response? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. My kid would be smart enough to learn to cheat on his own. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
45. That the ability to cheat is a valid and useful skill? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #45 |
70. Cheaters often do prospers and bullies almost always |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
15. No. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. No. No one likes a rat. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. How will the classmate get caught if nobody tells? |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
39. The teacher catches them perhaps? |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Mind your own |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
117. There is a difference between ratting on someone and standing up for someone. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #117 |
143. The one leads to the next |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #143 |
201. If I pass on my own why would I care if someone else cheats? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Like W? |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. He was always going to get away with everything. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
151. So, conformity is the issue, not doing what is right. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. No!! |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. No |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. yes |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
21. No |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. God no... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. That tends to by my take as well - once you open your mouth people tend to find out |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
24. For those who say no - is it at all because you think cheating is ok if you don't get caught? |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Absolutely not. nt |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Why would you put a child in the position of having to snitch? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. The cheater is the one who presents the choice to the child |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I agree. n/t |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
56. I agree too. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #56 |
116. there's a problem w. reporting if it's yr own kid's work that is being copied |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Don't be simplistic |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Don't be naive - do you think no one on DU ever cheated on something |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I assume you meant the reply not for me, |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
125. No. It's the teacher's responsibility to monitor testing. Ratting out |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #125 |
153. The cheating isn't always within view of the teacher. |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
188. No. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. No. Everyone hates rats. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
148. You aren't a teacher, are you? |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. Yes, for the sake of the cheater. You can be a "rat" or an "enabler". Your choice. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. playing DA |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Can your hypothesis also be applied to the work-place? |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. You tell me |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #49 |
85. I imagine the type of worker... |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
36. no but if they told me |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
38. Yes...Because the cheater might run for prez one day |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
41. Telling vs. tattling... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #41 |
88. Good point. (nt) |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
43. No. Because the school-yard treats a snitch a lot worse then a cheater. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. honor is a difficult thing to impart to a child... |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I disagree completely. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
105. There are no acceptable reasons for cheating. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
174. in direct contra-distinction to the oft-quoted Edmond Burke proverb... |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #174 |
185. Yes cheating on your spelling test is "evil". |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 06:09 PM Response to Reply #185 |
191. Moral Bad = Evil-- regardless of degree |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #191 |
197. Haven't you heard? ethical consistency is bad now, relativism and "situational ethics" are good. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:19 AM Response to Reply #46 |
71. One of the most intelligent and best reasoned posts on this thread. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #46 |
87. Well said. (nt) |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. I would tell him or her to stay out of it |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
51. No |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
52. Yes. The "No tattling" BS is just indoctrination into conformity and groupthink. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Do you have children? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I was bullied viciously as a kid because I "tattled". |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I take that as a no. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #55 |
106. well stated. nt |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:28 AM Response to Reply #52 |
76. Maybe... or in some cases it might be the opposite... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:11 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Civil disobedience is the exception to the rule and not related to what I'm talking about. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #77 |
92. Of course it's related... |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
57. When I started high-school, there were two girls who seemed to enjoy . . . |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
58. well... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
59. I know someone who saw the abu ghraib photos before they were public |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Yes, cheating on an algebra test and war crimes are in the same category. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Kids rarely have to make decisions about war crimes in this country. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Yes, and the ethics I teach my kids are to care about people. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. They are inseperable in my head |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Read my post 48. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. yes, I read it. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. I didn't ask to change your view. |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:27 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. "...cheating related to a sports team rather than academics." ?? Hm-m. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #64 |
81. Excellent post. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Sorry hit it twice. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:14 AM Response to Reply #60 |
79. Doesn't make cheating any less wrong. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #79 |
127. because most sane people know the difference between cheating on a test, and killing people |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Then why aren't people on the streets demanding prosecutions for Gitmo? |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. 24 is popular because its imaginary, gitmo prosecutions are not happening |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #60 |
144. For curiosity |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #144 |
176. yes. i saw a lot of cheating in high school and didnt care. it didnt involve |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #59 |
72. That is a damned good example, because despite the difference in |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #72 |
149. The reaction of the others who served with Darby |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
69. Yes |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #69 |
82. Excellent post! Thank you! |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #69 |
83. My daughther was in that situation once |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #69 |
89. Love this post! |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
73. No |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:10 AM Response to Original message |
74. Yes. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:04 AM Response to Original message |
75. Is the cheater a friend? Yes? No? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #75 |
84. Right is right and wrong is wrong, doesn't matter if it's a friend or not. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #84 |
90. You assume I am a "blindly loyal sheep?" |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #90 |
121. Correcting a friend's wrong behavior is in the friend's best interest. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. what if you knew your friend was beaten regularly for bad grades? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. If the friend was abused because of a bad grade I would make an exception. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. exactly. since we cannot know all the little details behind cheating |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #123 |
152. What if you knew of a classmate who was being bullied on the schoolbus . . . |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 03:54 AM Response to Reply #123 |
157. Address the root problem. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #157 |
165. as an adult you can say that but most children dont behave in this way |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #165 |
178. That's why parents should set a good example and teach them better. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #178 |
179. my parents taught me to make waves only for things that were worth it (to me) |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #179 |
190. I think we're conflating two issues here: |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #190 |
192. I'm with you on the lack of respect for teachers. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #192 |
193. Exactly, cheating sabotauges the learning process for everyone. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #179 |
199. So, if gay people can't marry why should I make waves, it's not worth it (to me). See how fucked up |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #199 |
204. is it worth it to you? what do you do about it? i didnt say one has to be selfish |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #84 |
98. It must be nice to live in a world of absolutes. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #98 |
119. I don't think moral relativism is a good thing. |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #119 |
189. Doesn't matter... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #189 |
198. I disagree. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #84 |
111. understanding human emotions is hardly being a blind sheep. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #111 |
118. When I was a kid I DID tell them to stop, if they refused then I went to the teacher. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #118 |
120. going around calling people sheep because they disagree with you on one issue |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #111 |
131. I don't see it as an issue of cowardice. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. +1,000,000!!! Excellent post! |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. the fact that none of you can see the difference between war crimes and |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #134 |
138. You are naive is such attitudes do not have negative effects on society. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. i know that you have recently developed sensitivities to rape, but as |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #139 |
141. In my experience people SAY the can tell the difference... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #141 |
160. in my experience people know the difference. nt |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. as an adult, you know the consequence of your action. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #133 |
135. I think you are bordering on personal attacks here. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. umm i didnt call anyone a coward. i believe odin called them sheep. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. I was referring to this: |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. umm. he mentioned that he was bullied for snitching. look upthread. nt |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #140 |
147. I missed the part where he said |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #147 |
159. actually i said, one of the reasons people dont like snitches |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
91. Nope. |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
93. No |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
97. Hmm. Nature vs Nurture... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #97 |
107. sociopaths cannot be created because they are told not to snitch. nt |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. I was aiming more for the cheaters. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. kids who cheat on class exams are hardly sociopathic.nt |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. Just wondering if it contributes. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #110 |
112. sociopathy, is a very defined set of behaviors, cheating isnt its main characteristic. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #112 |
113. The ones I know would cheat about anything if they thought they could |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. yes, but what i am saying is cheating is a small part of a larger bigger set of behaviors |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #114 |
145. My question would be |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #145 |
158. yes. because sociopaths dont care. its sort of the problem |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #158 |
162. I thought |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #162 |
166. no, they dont really. their sense of shame/embarrassment/fear is very dull |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
100. i would ask why my child wanted or didnt want to snitch on them |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. That sounds pretty good to me |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #101 |
103. yes. informed decision making is also good. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #100 |
104. Very good point. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
102. No |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
115. creating enemies is never the way to prosper in life |
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RidinMyDonkey (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
130. I would not |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
142. Im my Masters in Education program |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #142 |
155. withdraw from the group |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #155 |
156. The teacher assigned the groups at the start of the class. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #142 |
161. Well for sure anyone saying it's best to say nothing shouldn't wonder |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #161 |
163. Absolutely. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #142 |
167. you're not a kid though. so you should be able to make a judgment |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #167 |
171. There's an element of judgment in all decisions. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #171 |
172. actually my only objection was the black and white way of seeing this issue |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #172 |
180. We agree on that, then. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #180 |
182. i had the same problem, with its never ok to be quiet about cheating |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #142 |
168. you're not a kid though. so you should be able to make a judgment |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
146. Yes. Its the right thing to do. This begs a bunch or straw man type arguments... |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
154. It depends. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
164. Absolutely not - they'd be breaking the cardinal rule of the streets: don't snitch. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
169. Being a fucking rat is worse than cheating. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #169 |
173. Do you feel the same about workplace politics? (nt) |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #173 |
175. Depends. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #175 |
177. What sort of dishonesty in the workplace |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #177 |
181. I would not report somebody for taking home office supplies. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #181 |
184. small incidentals - like pens, no |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #169 |
195. And that attitude is why cops almost never get punished. |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
186. Absolutely not... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #186 |
194. The people creating the lack of trust |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #194 |
196. Yep. Like I said, groupthinking sheep-ism. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
200. Enlightening thread. No wonder so few people have the guts to be whistleblowers. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #200 |
202. Exactly my point! |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #200 |
203. It is very enlightening. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
205. No, because academic cheating is pretty much irrelevant |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #205 |
206. Cheating on a junior high math test "...means nothing as far as the real world or real world . . . |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #206 |
207. I don't agree |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #207 |
209. What about the consequences it has to the cheater? |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #209 |
210. Doing things the easy way is generally the best way |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #210 |
211. I agree that doing things the easy way is the best way. |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
208. would let him make his own decision |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
212. I will encourage my child not to cheat. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
213. Cheating is wrong. |
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