Really?

A true, verbatim quotation from a student's essay:

First of all, some people cheat unintentionally. for example, If we were testing, and I was second guessing this or that question. I might glance over to a classmate paper to see if we have the same answer. There fore, cheating is not really copy off some one else its more like getting a second opinion.

Comments

[Kathy]

"Cross-checking your answers with other students during a test will only result in your paper getting more crosses than checks."

[Pamela]

~banging my head against a wall~ No wonder my dh chuckles all the time at the papers he's handed. It's a really sad chuckle....

[emma]

Why should I write a different essay when XX has already done it so well? After all I took the time to find it, copy and paste and then print it out.

[Kate]

Lauging so hard right now! You have to admit, there is an honest ingenuity to this crazy logic.

[Susan]

I suggest you move this particular student closer to someone with stronger grammar skills.

[Otter]

Susan, I think I was supposed to be the fix. But yeah.