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I disagree. I found the information from the students the most enlightening= part of all. They don't exaggerate the pressure being put on students for = higher and higher grades. There is a general assumption that a broad = education is secondary to focusing on a single field that will make a lot = of money. We see that at the University level all the time, and we can see = where the roots are. The student who is the son of the military father was = very forthright about the fact that he had been told that if he didn't get = perfect grades "no college" would accept him. Who is giving them that = information? I think the show pointed out some serious flaws in our OWN = houses. What are we (librarians, teachers, counselors) telling students = about a "succeed at all costs" mindset? Carol Simpson UNT SLIS >>> Sybil Finemel <sfinemel@COMCAST.NET> 5/2/04 11:24:52 PM >>> I was disappointed with the program on Plagiarism that aired on Thursday = =3D on ABC Prime time. The contents skimmed the problem and no real experts =3D were interviewed and if they were it were merely in passing. Any thoughts on this? Sybil Finemel Library Director MLIS.CIO. Los Angeles CA Contributor, lii.org, Librarians' Index to the Internet =3DA0http://lii.org/ Virtual Reference Desk Volunteer 24/7 Reference Librarian.=3DA0=3D20 sfinemel@comcast.net=20 =3DA0 =3DA0 "Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or =3D soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a =3D constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe =3D in." Edmund Burke (1729-1797) =3DA0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu=20 In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/=20 Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/=20 EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/=20 LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carol Simpson, Ed.D. Asst. Professor - School of Library & Information Sciences University of North Texas PO Box 311068 205 Chestnut, ISB #205 Denton, TX 76203 940-565-3776 (voice) 940-565-3101 (fax) csimpson@lis.admin.unt.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------