Re: Making copies of files

[Marco Ippolito]

> > > There are two major reasons why we dislike answering homework questions:
> > >
> > > 1) The student is supposed to be doing this work on their own, so that
> > >    they learn how to do it.
> >
> > Also it would unfairly disadvantage others in the course who work through 
> > the
> > problem themselves struggling with diving their time tactically, potentially
> > accepting sub-optimality in some assignments Vs others. A shortcut in one 
> > area
> > allows time to be invested in better (competitive!) performance in other 
> > areas.
> 
> In the real world, hardly anyone does things on their own.  Schools shouldn't
> either.  In the real world, taking advantage of an opportunity is the secret
> of business success.  Exactly the opposite of scholastic instruction.

Can you please explain what you concretely mean by "schools shouldn't either"?

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