Academic Honesty

           The definition of academic honesty is when you actually did the work that you say you did as well as when you cite the works and quotes from works that you used. When you have presented research materials fairly and truthfully your conscience can relax and you can turn in good personal work that is not stolen or mis-used.
          Some behaviors to avoid would be thing such as cheating,  unauthorized collaboration, misrepresentation of: experience ability and effort, plagiarism, false records, giving information that isn't right or fake sources.  Sabotage, resubmission of same assignment for different class without permission are all things to avoid.
          As teachers we need to remember to teach students about the specific things to avoid in order to promote academic honesty.  We can also model academic honesty to students, teach and enforce consequences for plagiarism and encouraging your students to be a good influence on their friends.

           Students tools that they can use to guide themselves along their educational life would be showing how academic dishonesty can result in serious altercation of grades or possible expulsion from school or extra curricular activities.  We can apply to their feelings and emotions by asking, "Can you live with your dishonesty?"  Sharing with them also about their future employers and how they may not have respect for your intelligence or professionalism if you have been caught plagiarizing will impact them greatly.
           As a teacher I want to teach this to my students by using the MLA and APA Handbook for students to use when doing assignments.
Reinforce that if you think its a bad idea they should consult with the teacher first and then continue once getting permission.  We must teacher them to be responsible individuals basically as we are all citizens of a nation that needs more quality students avoiding everything to do with being academically dishonest.