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How can contributors be sure that they are not helping students get around the work in homework?
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We can't. In fact there are many times that we know the question is a homework assignment by the way it is worded. I look at it as though we are another research resource for them and that they understand that real people are writing these answers and along with that comes the possibility of inaccuracy in the answer. Not much different than using a search engine which I am sure is encouraged, except here with any luck several viewpoints will be expressed.
In addition, for those who use the site to get answers to specific questions, like for specific math problems, there are ways of answering that can actually be beneficial to those students. For example, if they ask "What are the factors of 30?" instead of just listing the factors, you can include how to find the factors and then list them at the end of the answer. That way, they don't just get the answer, they are told how to find the answer, too. Another example is "What is 27 times 18?" Instead of writing the answer only, we can go through the steps to finding the answer. By doing that, at least we are providing the opportunity for students to learn if they are interested in learning. On a question like that, though, some creative writing helps to avoid allowing them just to copy our work and the answer.
Homework questions can actually be fun to find creative ways of answering that both follow our guidelines and provide students an opportunity to learn. And the bottom line is that if students were not coming here to get answers, they would just be going to another site. That might sound lame, but it's reality.
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Actually, many students use this site for homework or report help at some point in time. In the case of some of the questions, you could almost be sure that the question was asked to do some research. However, some others could not possibly be for a school report. For example, think about all the pregnancy, cars, and relationship questions. Most of those most likely are not for any class.
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