Poll: What would you guys/girls do? (not a girl problem thread)

[DSEZ]

alright so in class today i was offered by my friend to do his project for him for 25$

now im already done with my project,while i could get in trouble i dont really mind but i would like to get others opinions on this

what would you guys/girls do?

Edit:its a science project we are given 3 animal groups to look up and make a powerpoint for

i did mine in about 10 minutes and the teacher already gave me a A

if i do the project ill make sure to make it not like mine

 

[Crazy_Dude]

I see 25 easy bucks do it.

I say this as an 17 year old male.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

As tempting as it may be to do it for him for financial gain, it is something he has to do for himself.
Sure, help him, but do not do it for him.
He has to do his own work, and not cheat the school education system, otherwise he will never learn.
So offer to help him do it, for a fraction of the price, but go no further than that.
Or help him for free, or not at all.
As long as he learns, and does it himself.

 

[white_salad]

I'd say no. I did someone else project, got caught, and also got 0 on my project and his, and he got pissed at me and kicked my ass.

I advise no.

 

[Knife-28]

Well, what's the project for, Science? English? Math?

 

[Jake the Snake]

Not worth it. Why throw away your good grade for a project someone is actually having to BRIBE you to do (ie I'm guessing he's not exactly a "friend") No, idiots should not be allowed to buy/coast their way through school. Make him do it himself.

 

[The87Italians]

Go $40, then accept if he'll pay $40. That's what I would do. If not, take the $25 anyway.

 

[Ensiferum]

If you're really his friend then you won't do it because he needs to do it for himself so he knows how to handle even more difficult projects in the future. In the long run it will be better for him.

 

[Danny Ocean]

Tell him to stop being retarded and complete this ridiculously easy project.

Seriously, I did a research project more difficult (Politics-Court Rulings on stuff) than that in 10 minutes on my phone as they were taking the register.

Granted I didn't have to make a powerpoint, but all that requires is half an hour with a PC. You could be creative and use a flipchart or drawn on the board or something.

Still, if you were his friend you'd make him do it but help him a little to make sure he doesn't totally bail. Try and teach him a bit.

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

$25 for 10 minutes of work? Thats $150 an hour!

 

[Morgue13-2]

On the other hand, if someone's thick enough to start paying people to do the work for them, why care about their welfare (not your friend presumed)? If you were guaranteed not to get caught then it'd be a yes, but without knowing more about it I can't say. There are a lot of other considerations.

(female, 18)

 

[crimson sickle2]

I wouldn't, if I did break the rules, I would make certain that the money or success was worth something. $25 may be good, but it's not worth the chance of a zero. Also, don't allow stupid kids to buy their way out of school.

 

[insaneHoshi]

If you do the project you wouldnt be the one cheating he would. (I think) And 25 dollers seems a bit cheep, but thats just me

 

[t3h br0th3r]

no, never.

help your friend but don't do his work for him. this isn't a risk/reward question but one of personal morality. are you the kind of person who can be brought, and for such a paltry sum over a trifle?

you should offer to help your friend heavily but never take currency for it and never do the work for him.

(male, 21)

 

[Good morning blues]

Doing someone else's schoolwork is a pretty reprehensible thing (although it's not as bad in high school as it is later on), but either way $25 is way, way below the threshold of payments I would even consider accepting.

 

[NeedAUserName]

I basically did this in English last year. About three times I got my friends to Email me their essays and I simply rewrote them in my own words, and I did it for free. 'Tis what friends are for. I do realize it wasn't the best way to do an essay, but at 11 O'clock the night before, its certainly the most convenient.

I was 16 when this happened by the way, so they weren't particularly serious essays.

 

[DSK-]

A fair few people got called out on plaigiarism and two of them even got called on it more than once back in my BTEC national. I wouldn't run the risk of plagiarism even if you didn't plan on it, but you can be surprised how much you turn to your own work when you do stuff for other people/help them out with their work.

I wouldn't do it.

 

[SimuLord]

A girl offered me $200 to write all her papers for her back in spring semester.

I told her "I don't think the price that would buy my services is something you'd be willing to pay."

She slapped me.

 

[Eumersian]

Keep your integrity, man. I've been offered to help people cheat on stuff. Didn't do it. In fact, I usually gave them a flash drive with a modified version, one that was actually worse than what I had done.

That's only because I'm a jerk though. You don't have to do that. You can just refuse. $25 or not, academic integrity, man.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

Although I know I shouldn't encourage this sort of thing...

I earned a nice little stack of extra cash in high school by doing people's essays for them for certain subjects. I literally ran it as a small business, and I had customers.

Part of the deal was that I had to be able to replicate their style of writing though, as well as guarentee a grade for them. If you can't replicate your friend's style of writing, you might get caught. Also, if he's a colossal moron, you're very smart, and yet suddenly it looks to the teacher like he got an A, it would also raise suspicion.

I say weigh over the pros and cons, decide just how much you want the money, and then make an informed decision.

And to anyone else, no I will not give you tips and pointers on how to run your own sideline plaigarism business.