All of the readings from the Norton mix all had one thing in common. They shared the same theme of education. One of the first readings “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital age “ discusses the way college students now seem to view plagiarism as acceptable because of the ease of access they have now to information. The following reading titled “A Question of Honor” talks about how the American educational system is declining and how taking a stronger stance on plagiarism can help fix this downward trend. “The Myth of Inferiority “argues the notion that community college students aren’t as capable as students enrolled in a four year university. All these readings may discuss different topics and ideas, but they all share the same theme
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Chace, the author of “A Question of Honor”, discusses how the education system in the United States is declining. William M. Chace starts by using a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center showing how 57 percent of Americans felt like a higher education fails to provide good value for the money. He feels like one of the main causes for this decline is plagiarism. Plagiarism is running rampant throughout universities in the United States. Plagiarism or cheating as William M. Chace calls it in this reading, is way to tolerated and deemed normal in today’s world. William M. Chace argues that this decline can be solved by improving our stance on plagiarism. By better educating our students on plagiarism and helping them develop their moral awareness, we can reverse this downward slope that the American education system is currently in. In this reading the common theme of education is present all throughout this …show more content…
Allen Culpepper argues against the notion of students at community colleges being less academically capable than students who attend a four year university. T. Allen Culpepper has taught in in both four year universities and community college. He states that the students from these two different institutions are more alike than different. He even goes as far as to say that if you looked at essays from students attending community college and students attending a four year university, you wouldn’t be able to tell which essay came from which student. T. Allen Culpepper also says that educational methods used by teachers are influenced heavily by the way they view their own students. Therefore, it is ideal if teachers view both students attending either a four year university or a community college as equal in order to not to be influenced in the manner in which they educate their students. In the reading written by T. Allen Culpepper, the main theme education, is discussed just like in the other
Chace, the author of “A Question of Honor”, discusses how the education system in the United States is declining. William M. Chace starts by using a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center showing how 57 percent of Americans felt like a higher education fails to provide good value for the money. He feels like one of the main causes for this decline is plagiarism. Plagiarism is running rampant throughout universities in the United States. Plagiarism or cheating as William M. Chace calls it in this reading, is way to tolerated and deemed normal in today’s world. William M. Chace argues that this decline can be solved by improving our stance on plagiarism. By better educating our students on plagiarism and helping them develop their moral awareness, we can reverse this downward slope that the American education system is currently in. In this reading the common theme of education is present all throughout this …show more content…
Allen Culpepper argues against the notion of students at community colleges being less academically capable than students who attend a four year university. T. Allen Culpepper has taught in in both four year universities and community college. He states that the students from these two different institutions are more alike than different. He even goes as far as to say that if you looked at essays from students attending community college and students attending a four year university, you wouldn’t be able to tell which essay came from which student. T. Allen Culpepper also says that educational methods used by teachers are influenced heavily by the way they view their own students. Therefore, it is ideal if teachers view both students attending either a four year university or a community college as equal in order to not to be influenced in the manner in which they educate their students. In the reading written by T. Allen Culpepper, the main theme education, is discussed just like in the other