My students cheated... a lot
I honestly don’t get widespread cheating like this…<p>You’re paying <i>so</i> much money for these courses — probably a ridiculous amount, so much you may never recoup — … so <i>at least</i> get everything out of it you can. Otherwise, why sign up in the first place?<p>Let me tell you: essentially no one cares what grade you got in your courses. (Sure, there are cases, but over time they quickly attenuate from “sometimes” to “never” as time passes.) You might as well strive, get the most you can out of the course, and let the grade fall where it may.<p>Here’s an idea: if you’re cool with cheating, <i>after school is over</i>, just lie when anyone asks your gpa. You can get all the A’s, in one single, easy, low-risk cheat. Many won’t check and there’s little consequence for those that do (maybe you wasted some time at a job interview). This “frees” you to just do the best you can when you’re actually taking the courses — to get the most out of them you can — no risk, all gain.