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The Shadow Scholar - hmelton - 11-24-2010
An interesting read of a ghost writer relating what it is like being paid to do other students writing assignments.
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http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125329/
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The replies and discussion that were generated by the article are as interesting as the article itself.
H Melton
- Bob Schroeck - 11-24-2010
Wow. Not sure what it has to do with politics, per se, but still, wow. I wish I had that guy's diligence and flexibility. Not so much his ethics, though...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Black Aeronaut - 11-25-2010
Bob Schroeck Wrote:Not so much his ethics, though...Hence why it's here in politics.
No, I take that back. This is not so much an attack on ethics in the manner you are thinking, Bob. This is a volley against the American education system.
- Bob Schroeck - 11-25-2010
Fair enough.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Politics and other fun - hmelton - 11-26-2010
I was going to post this link in the general section, but when I started reading the replies I noticed several that were getting rather political and the entire story seemed to have several teachers rather agitated.
I don't know how many teachers are part of the forum, but the shadow or ghost writer form of cheating seems to be a hot point for teachers.
As far as the man's writing skill I would love to be able to write at half his speed at his implied level of quality, his ethics however leave a lot to be desired and I'd never trade my ethics for any part of his level of skill.
h melton