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fandomhigh2019-10-09 10:14 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2019-10-09 10:14 am
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Ethics, Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Anakin had been sulking at home for the early part of the week and was only cheered up by waking next to a decidedly dude-llike Rory today. He was, however, going to press on with the day like he wasn't six inches shorter than usual because his hair was still fabulous, and only looking slightly concerned at the blank space in the class where Nina normally was. (Force sensitivity was very handy for days like this--luminous beings were they, after all. Not this crude matter.)
"Right, so it's been an interesting week," he said dryly. "We're not going to talk about it because I can't think of a worse thing to have a group discussion over. Instead we're going to talk about cheating, and if you'd do it if got you something you wanted and you weren't going to get caught. And then if you'd cheat if it got you something you wanted and you'd maybe get caught. And then if you'd definitely get caught."
He could already guess about what some of the reactions would be.
"Here's the scenario: you've been struggling in a class this semester--pretend, in this scenario, you were taking more standard classes--and you get to an answer on a test that you can't solve. The test is worth half of your grade. You can see how the smartest kid in the class has solved it and no one is watching you. Do you write down their answer? Do you take the failing grade instead? Are the stakes too low if you are cheating just for a good grade, and if so, what would you cheat for instead?"
"Right, so it's been an interesting week," he said dryly. "We're not going to talk about it because I can't think of a worse thing to have a group discussion over. Instead we're going to talk about cheating, and if you'd do it if got you something you wanted and you weren't going to get caught. And then if you'd cheat if it got you something you wanted and you'd maybe get caught. And then if you'd definitely get caught."
He could already guess about what some of the reactions would be.
"Here's the scenario: you've been struggling in a class this semester--pretend, in this scenario, you were taking more standard classes--and you get to an answer on a test that you can't solve. The test is worth half of your grade. You can see how the smartest kid in the class has solved it and no one is watching you. Do you write down their answer? Do you take the failing grade instead? Are the stakes too low if you are cheating just for a good grade, and if so, what would you cheat for instead?"
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Vette, it wasn't a contest.
"I hate this, and it's stupid."
Just in case there was any question.
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She didn't think it would be, but you never knew.
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And then idly stuck her pinky finger into her ear again.
It was so weird.
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She hesitated.
"Would it be rude to ask if you still hear the same?"
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... Look, she'd always kind of wondered, too. But she was crabby today.
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