Two takes from busy science writers on handling students seeking help with their assignments. From Carl Zimmer: "It doesn’t feel right to supply emails that students can simply cut and paste into their assignments, when they should be learning how to learn from reading." And John Hawks: "I give students a lot of credit for having the courage to write and ask original questions, but when I get form letters by e-mail, they have to go unanswered."
June 11, 2013