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by papaver 1209 days ago
let them cheat. every assignment let them know that in the end they are only hurting themselves. the ones that want to learn, won't cheat. simple as that. and that ones that cheat and leverage it, great. hope that works out in the future at your next destination. all you can ever do is present the facts. there is no point wasting time trying to catch this.
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>hope that works out in the future at your next destination.

That's the thing - a lot of code is generated with "Github Copilot" so it isn't considered "cheating" in the real world. They need to learn how to properly use the tools available to them. They'll be harmed by forcing them not to use this tech, so it makes sense to teach them how to use it better.

Sure but if you allow it aren’t you facilitating a potentially unfair (or unreliable) baseline?