Dear students,

Thank you for your very interesting comments about plagiarism, and for pointing out the differences between your native countries - mostly China- and the U.S. You talked about laziness and insecurity on the part of the students, combined with  maybe not knowing how to write the papers. Some of you referred to wanting good grades. I think the latter is the most important factor here in the U.S. That is, there is such pressure and competition to get into good colleges and graduate schools that students feel that their work has to be super-perfect.

That's all for now. Keep enjoying the weekend!
Diana