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Plagiarism Plagiarism involves using someone else's work in place of your own. In education, this often refers to a student copying another student's work and claiming it as their own. Although we are not bound by plagiarism law like we are with copyright, it is a moral and ethical issue. If a student copies someone else's work for an assignment, or has someone else such as a family member or friend complete the assignment for them, they are not really learning anything and have a higher chance of encountering difficulties in the future. For example, in second grade we are working on our reading and writing skills. If a student copies another student's work throughout the year, they may not have actually learned these skills and their reading and writing abilities could suffer. If your child is having difficulty with something we are learning, please contact me so that I can help. Please do not encourage them to cheat off of their peers just to get through the year. Below are some resources that provide more information about plagiarism:
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