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I am a student of Penn Foster.I was accused cheating,because I progressed through the program rapidly.I am fifty-two years old and have worked countless hours for the last five months on my program,to obtain my high school diploma.I was six test away from completing the program when I recieved a letter in the mail stating that disiplinary action would be taken against me. Penn Foster requested that I write a letter explaining how I progessed through the program rapidly.

I recieved a email that additional testing would be required.I am completing the aditional testing now.Penn Foster is considering these test as make-up exams with the highest obtainable grade a 70%.I had an average of over 90%,but with this testing considered as make-up examinations my average will be only 70%. I thought this program was work at your own pace.

Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

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Eliud Mtf

I know haft this stuff because I already learned it and Iโ€™m just taking the test to them, am I aloud to do that?

Guest

thx

Nicholas2008

To the OP, If you are cheating admit it. If not tell the principal or take them to court.

Jeston Ktv
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Only if you get caught.

Penn F Wdw
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Hello Nicholas2008! Paying someone to take your exam is considered cheating.

The Academic Honesty policy applies to all Penn Foster students.

An official of Penn Foster may, at his/her discretion, take disciplinary action that ranges from a warning to academic probation to dismissal from the school for failure to comply with the Academic Honesty policy. Please reach out to us if you have additional questions or concerns: student.reviews@***.edu

Nicholas2008

Just wondering if I pay my friend to take the tests for me is that cheating?

Jeston Ktv
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Sorry wrong post. To answer your question,. Only if you get caught.

Nicholas2008

If I pay my friend to take the test for me or if I *** the website to change my grades to an A plus is that cheating?

Horton Xku

If i copy and paste in exercise is that cheating?

Penn F Wdw
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Dear Student: Students should not be copying & pasting answers into their exercises or any exam. Your answer should be your own work.

We recommend that you reach out to your instructor if you have any questions or concerns about your lessons. Thank you for commenting!

Guest
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I think so my 2 children was in job crop they also say copy and paste was not allowed

Guest

Well that's great . I took at least 14 exams in the last two days because they are literally common knowledge questions.

Half of the questions state the answer in them.. I got a notification saying i need to slow down and be careful to do all of my work. I am. I skim through all of the course information like they taught at the beginning of the whole program.

Take in the important info and take the exams .

Is that not what they want us to do? Don't tell me work at my own pace then get mad that i'm excelling..

Penn F Wdw
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Dear Student: As an educational institution it is our responsibility to be sure that our students are gaining the most from their studies and not simply logging into their account and taking exams. Thus, we have a 15 exam limit per calendar week in place.

If a student is getting close to their exam limit for the week a notification will automatically be placed on their portal to remind them to slow down and to be sure they are following their assigned reading in their lessons.

If you have questions regarding your account please do not hesitate to reach out to your instructor. Thank you for commenting!

Guest

Yes. Im 51, trying to complete my high school..

but they accused me of plagiarism, really??. I used some of there own online resources library, with some online content resource. My own work. Then tried to do the english exam again..

my own work, they gave me a return. Now i got to do it again.

Penn Onb
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Dear Student: Thank you for bringing up this important topic! While receiving a Plagiarism warning is concerning, it's important that the student understands what plagiarism is and how you can avoid it in your own academic and professional work* Accidental or unintentional plagiarism happens when an element or elements of the citation and documentation process is inadvertently left out.

It may be the result of missed punctuation or poor paraphrasing* Your assignment most likely was returned because review of your work determined that plagiarism was detected and some revisions to your work must be made in order to correct some mistakes. You can find more information regarding plagiarism and how to avoid it, by reviewing your lessons. Additionally, we recommend reviewing your Student Handbook to learn about Academic Integrity policy. You can find a link to the Handbook on your portal.

Here is a link to more information about plagiarism found on our *Writer's Block: https://bit.ly/3k1EuZu Finally, please don't hesitate to reach out to your instructor for further clarification regarding your work and how you can avoid plagiarism in the future.

Once your revised assignment is reviewed and found acceptable, you will be able to earn a passing grade on this assignment. We hope that this explanation has clarified some of the common concerns regarding plagiarism.

Nicholas2008
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Why do you keep voting your comments thumbs up?

Penn Onb
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Dear Student: Plagiarism is the use of someone elseโ€™s wording, ideas, or organization without giving proper credit to the original source Plagiarism can be deliberate or accidental. Plagiarism is a form of cheating and violates the Penn Foster Code of Conduct.

If your work was returned for corrections because of Plagiarism, many times, it occurs because of copying and pasting directly from a source to an essay. The best way to avoid plagiarism is to do your own work and to give proper credit to those you borrow from.

https://bit.ly/3k5Wdzd You can find more information through our Student Handbook found on your portal. If you are stuck and need help with clarification or some tips on citing, please reach out to your instructor through HELP & SUPPORT.

Riyad Cxt

If I don't do the exercises will that affect me from graduating?

Penn Onb
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Hello, Riyad! The exercises in the High School Program are intended personal enrichment only.

You are not required to complete those sections.

If you have additional questions please feel free to call 1-888-427-1000 to speak with an Academic Advisor for support. Happy Studying!

Iam Kju

I agree with you on Penn Foster I love the program but they say when they sell it to you that you can work at your own pace and I've come to find out this is not correct very disappointed considering this is all very repeated stuff for someone in my age bracket 30. With college under my belt as well. Penn foster does not let you work at your own pace it will stop you

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