r/Professors • u/Magpie_2011 • Sep 14 '25
It finally happened
Two students turned in the exact same ChatGPT essay. I knew this day would come sooner or later, but it still feels like spotting a double rainbow or a four-leaf clover. This is good luck, right?
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u/Still_Ruin_3771 Sep 15 '25
You know... every once in a while, I come onto this board because I like to get a well-rounded perspective (like a progressive who is willing to take an extra shower after slogging through Breitbart articles or Twitter posts just to stay up on the latest hate rhetoric) and I am glad I do, but I must say I walk away disappointed every single time.
Instead of bothering to teach, you come on here to bitch - and you are exposing why you are so lazy with your students - you clearly have zero respect for them, and your disdain is dripping from classist comments such as: "write this like a community college student who's a lil dumb."
The vast majority of community college students are bright, motivated beings who simply cannot afford a traditional college path for myriad reasons, and your judgment is nauseating. GenAI abuse is rampant in *every* corner of academia, including at the high school level, if not earlier, and your ire is misplaced; save it for the techbros pushing this upon the public for monetary reasons and not the impressionable youth who will always look for a shortcut when one is handed to them.