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Re:Proctorio used DMCA to take down a student’s critical tweets by thaumasiotes on Sunday November 08, 2020 @02:08AM (#25023756)
> Yes, cheating may eventually bite you, putting you into a class you're unprepared for. But it provides a lot of short term apparent benefit, so...

What is that short term apparent benefit?

> No one looks at middle school students' grades except the students and their parents-- well, and for eligibility for participation in athletics.

You might be forgetting about high schools.

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Re:Proctorio used DMCA to take down a student’s critical tweets by mlyle on Sunday November 08, 2020 @05:19AM (#25024649)
> You might be forgetting about high schools.

Funny, given that I teach in one! The middle school example was just to refute your point. Namely to show, despite the lack of degree-granting/admissions/pecuniary incentives to cheat, students still will cheat for short term perceived gains, with negative effects for everyone in the process.

I'm a-gonna go now, because I feel like you're being willfully obtuse.

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