[random567]

part of the problem is public shaming

    > This morning, my professor handed me back a paper (a literature review) in front of my entire class and exclaimed “this is not your language.”

While it's reasonable to ask someone if they've plagiarized, asking that person about it in public in front of their classmates is mean-spirited.

[rocqua]

There is also something about the extreme emphasis on 'this is not your word'. Much like the public shaming, it suggests the professor is not just displeased, but viscerally outraged.

[gravypod]

You may not know this but it is an offensive thing to see a student fail or cheat to get out of failure. It's not right to get mad about it but that doesn't change the fact that it does happen.

I try not to get mad and I try to be as objective as possible but after I know for sure it is very disappointing. It's a reflection of my abilities I feel.

[gravypod]

I usually confront the student by asking them to speak to me after class in front of the entire class. It's not shaming as in reality no one cares, everyone knows no one cares, and most students in shitty classes do it. There is one class at my university that students cannot pass without old exams. The teacher doesn't rotate questions and doesn't talk about anything on the exams so it's useless to pay attention. It's basically a study/homework session at school that's a given C to B because you know all the questions on the exam.

Everyone cheats in some way. What I am concerned about is disingenuous cheating where a student obviously is preforming poorly in non-adverse conditions and decides to take it upon themselves to rectify the situation in a non-productive manor.