Spring Break
Learning Center sets students straight
Cheating not tolerated by tutors
Cici Colvin
Issue date: 2/3/08 Section: News
"My name isn't going on your diploma," he said. "I'm not doing your work."
Students who employ these methods have tainted the way tutors view everyone requesting their expertise.
Perry said he now assumes "students will have this cheating mindset" and the constant deceitful scheming he encounters has "destroyed honest students."
If students try to scam tutors, "they're going to get it right back," he warned.
"I'm not a big tattletale," Perry said. "But if they think I'm a pushover, I'm not going to let them get away with cheating."
Some students leave their manners in addition to their ethics at the Learning Center door.
"People have snapped their fingers trying to get our attention, and that didn't fly very well," Wolfe said.
Math tutor Benjamin Perry echoed Wolfe's annoyance with this behavior. "Some students treat you like a slave," he said.
Even when students enter the Learning Center without unethical motives, many don't arrive prepared for their sessions.
Writing tutor Shannon Tompkins expressed her exasperation. "Like… bring a pen," she suggested, shaking her head. "Or buy the book, maybe."
Other students assume they can just drop off their paper and retrieve the corrected version later. Students say they'll "be back in an hour," Tompkins said. "No, you won't. Take a seat."
Sharon Hendriksen, director of the Learning Center, reminds students unprepared for classes that "it is against our policy to help with assignments that will be graded."
"Tutors are professionals," Hendriksen said. "They are here to assist students, not do their work for them."
Students who employ these methods have tainted the way tutors view everyone requesting their expertise.
Perry said he now assumes "students will have this cheating mindset" and the constant deceitful scheming he encounters has "destroyed honest students."
If students try to scam tutors, "they're going to get it right back," he warned.
"I'm not a big tattletale," Perry said. "But if they think I'm a pushover, I'm not going to let them get away with cheating."
Some students leave their manners in addition to their ethics at the Learning Center door.
"People have snapped their fingers trying to get our attention, and that didn't fly very well," Wolfe said.
Math tutor Benjamin Perry echoed Wolfe's annoyance with this behavior. "Some students treat you like a slave," he said.
Even when students enter the Learning Center without unethical motives, many don't arrive prepared for their sessions.
Writing tutor Shannon Tompkins expressed her exasperation. "Like… bring a pen," she suggested, shaking her head. "Or buy the book, maybe."
Other students assume they can just drop off their paper and retrieve the corrected version later. Students say they'll "be back in an hour," Tompkins said. "No, you won't. Take a seat."
Sharon Hendriksen, director of the Learning Center, reminds students unprepared for classes that "it is against our policy to help with assignments that will be graded."
"Tutors are professionals," Hendriksen said. "They are here to assist students, not do their work for them."
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