I read the instructions for this first blog and I was like, "Oh great another one on those plagiarism things with the cites and stuff." I honestly think that it should be taught in middle school, but reminded in high school. If someone is caught it is there fault. They should be punished and whatnot on there own time not mine. I fell like the constant repetition and teaching is unnecessary for everyone to hear.
What Jane Goodall says is talking about sources and how important they are. They are important, and just because I say that talks about plagiarism is unnecessary, I don't mean that plagiarism is good. I am glad someone inspiring like Jane Goodall is talking about this, and I home that it inspires people that like her not to plagiarize and to cite their sources. I also like that the article about this gives its sources to!
Interesting. I asked my classes to read this in part because it shows how important it is to understand what plagiarism is and what its consequences can be at every level.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that you read this article carefully, however. Jane Goodall is accused of plagiarizing sections of her book, though she is a respected scientist who should absolutely know better. The kinds of plagiarism that are described in this article are a problem from middle school through graduate school and beyond. Believe me, it would be a wonderful thing to be able to teach students what plagiarism is in middle school and never have to return to it, but the nuances of working with sources--and avoiding situations like Goodall's--are important to address every time we do research at all academic levels.