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Thin Line Splits Cheating, Smarts
Dustin Goot

Most teachers wouldn't be surprised to hear that students have bribed friends or siblings to do their homework in exchange for a few bucks. What might surprise them is that Google Answers sometimes takes school kids up on the offer. Staffed by a cadre of 500-plus freelance researchers, the service takes people's questions -- for example, a calculus problem or a term paper topic -- and provides answers and links to information. Google charges a listing fee of 50 cents and, if someone comes up with a satisfactory response, the user pays that researcher a previously entered bid (minimum: $2). Although Google Answers has a policy encouraging students to use the service as a study aid rather than a substitution for original work, several cases show that students often ignore this advice. ...

  posted by Ray at 9/10/2002 12:32:00 PM permanent item link   

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