Have you ever let someone else do your homework for you?
By katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
United States
November 14, 2011 8:06pm CST
I have an assignment this week in class that is supposed to engage my critical thinking skills. The assignment is to draw the floor plans for my dream house, and it is to include all the items, furnishings, and appliances my dreamhouse would hold.
Well, I've spent enough of my life daydreaming about my dream home and everything I'd like to fill it with, and I'm not artistic at all! I can't even draw a straight line with a ruler.
So since this is also midterm week and in addition to this assignment I also have a midterm exam and 3 page essay to right along with all my typical weekly school work, I thought perhaps my 14 year old son who is far more artistic than I am would have fun with this assignment. I figured his drawing would look a bit more like his own dream house, but I thought he could have fun with it, creating a little gaming room and entertainment room, and of course designing his own bedroom. I also gave him a short list of other things to include to make it my own dream home such as an office and walk in closet.
Well, he spent some time working on this plan, and brought it back asking how to fill in the spaces? He made the rooms absolutely tiny and there was a huge wide open space in the middle, while everything else was crushed together. Then he gave it another try, and brought it back again, unfinished.
Apparently the assignment wasn't as fun for him as I thought it would be.
So, when hubby gets home I think I'll let him give it a try. I'm sure he can't do any worse than I would. At the very least, I've made a slightly longer list of things I'd like included such as specific rooms and certain items in each room. Hubby can use his imagination to fill in the rest.
Have you ever had someone else do your homework for you? Did they enjoy doing it, or was it more of a task for them than it would have been for you?
18 responses
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
18 Nov 11
I bet you didn't expect some of the negative responses here.
I can't say I've ever let anybody else do my homework. I've always been a goody-two-shoes when I was in school. Even when I was taking a few classes a few years ago when to get a better job.
In your case, I think that the only reason some here have negative feedback was that you gave your son the go ahead in putting his own version of the dream house. I think that if it was all your plan, and your son/hubby were just drawing them, then it wouldn't be a problem.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
18 Nov 11
You get used to that sort of thing around here. I think some people just really like being negative and judgemental, and I'm guessing half didn't even read the discussion.
It was not a difficult assignment. It's not like he had to measure or draw it to scale. Just any sort of picture of the rooms and contents of a dream house. There was nothing at all difficult about the assignment other than the fact that it was time consuming and it was during midterms week.
My husband actually ended up really enjoying the task.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Nov 11
When I was in college, I would work with friends of mine and I will help them in the projects that were more to my stronger suite and they would help me on those things that were more to their stronger suites. However, I never let anyone do my homework for me because it was a matter of pride.
However, I will admit that when a friend of mine was in his senior year of high school (he was one year behind me in school) he had to do his portfolio and I actually ended up writing his entire portfolio for him.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
18 Nov 11
I don't think this particular assignment was necessarily useful in building knowledge or skills. The point of the assignment was to engage critical thinking skills, which I have done before. As I said, I've spent my whole life plotting out a dream house, I've just never drawn it before. I also thought my son would enjoy doing it because he likes to draw, and he didn't really need to draw it to scale or anything, just draw some rooms and what sorts of things he'd want in them.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
15 Nov 11
I've never let anyone do my homework before, but I have gotten some help. Earlier this year when I took my math class, my oldest son was studying the same math problems, so we worked on them together frequently. Also, my husband is great at math so I would ask his help sometimes too. Thankfully my math class was very short, and I got through it with no problems.
I ended up letting my husband do this assignment for me. I made a list of things I wanted to be included, and he drew up the plans and had great fun with it! Now I'm just waiting to see my grade!
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
15 Nov 11
Maybe, but who would want to do his homework for him? I thought he'd have fun with mine, but he didn't. Hubby did though.
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
19 Nov 11
Hello cont3ss4, me too help my relatives and friends to do their home work, if it seems something difficult for them. They feel very glad after I have done it for them.
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
19 Nov 11
I usually do my home work for myself, and sometimes I may help others for doing that. If it seems something difficult for me, I usually have a chat about it with my friends and try to do it myself.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
15 Nov 11
I can honestly say that I have never really done this - ever. Not in school or elsewhere. I mean if it is group work, i am fine with sharing work and helping each other out... but i have never really asked someone to do something for me, and not even homeworks.
My mom knows me and if there are assignments or things to be done, she knew me too well that i won't be comfortable knowing i have not done, or i am not finished with my work.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
15 Nov 11
I can honestly say that I have never really done this - ever. Not in school or elsewhere. I mean if it is group work, i am fine with sharing work and helping each other out... but i have never really asked someone to do something for me, and not even homeworks.
My mom knows me and if there are assignments or things to be done, she knew me too well that i won't be comfortable knowing i have not done, or i am not finished with my work.
@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Nov 11
It's not always pleasant when you have homework to do. But I don't think that it's right to have someone else do your homework for you. One way or another I always did my homework. I did it myself. Sure, I would ask help when I needed, but I wouldn't have them do it. You really do get more out of it, if you do your own homework yourself. I've always found this to be the case.
@faisai (1138)
• Hong Kong
16 Nov 11
I don't get the logic here. You are given an assignment and you find it difficult to complete or not feeling happy of finishing it. So, you are giving it to your son and husband and think that they will enjoy doing it, is that correct?
In simpler words, you think your son and husband would like to do the job that you don't want to? Will that actually make sense? That something we don't like will so happen be something that others like for us?
@julianmac (396)
• Malaysia
15 Nov 11
Hi katsmeow1213,
No one else have done my homework but me. I'm always stressed when it comes to homework. But I did manage somehow with the help of friends and good teachers who are willing to help me grasp the concept. It doesn't matter if you are not artistic. The important thing is to get the assignment done either by yourself or with some help from your hubby.
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
15 Nov 11
I am very sorry, but I think just to be denied a person on how to manage or design the interior decor of a house.
If I were to have an opportunity to treat such a commitment, I would ask advice from someone who is more competent than me.
@LaraTecson (726)
• Philippines
16 Nov 11
I have did somebody else's homeworks. Actually, when I was at high school, that was my business. Most of my classmates are lazy and don't have computer and printer in their house. Since most of our assignments are required to be computerized, I offer them my service for a certain amount. 
I usually do up to ten assignments from my classmates. It's pretty tiring but earning some amount of money motivates me to continue what I'm doing.
I usually do up to ten assignments from my classmates. It's pretty tiring but earning some amount of money motivates me to continue what I'm doing. 
@mmgonzales (882)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
No, i did not let others do my homework specially on my drawing 101. But with that im happily doing the homework of my crush.. Who happen to be my hubby now...lols
@mariahhh (1328)
• United Arab Emirates
15 Nov 11
No, I haven't let someone else do my homework for me. Most my homework should be hand written and the teachers will surely notice if it is not my hand writing. I just copy some one else's homework lol. But it would be great sometimes to do it. Others do, but I was too scared to get caught lol.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
15 Nov 11
It depends on what homework I would do. In your case it is just okay to ask for your husbands idea about it. But don't actually make him do it for you. Otherwise you will not learn such things and won't excel on it.
I have never asked anyone do the homework for me. I want to learn it on my own. If in case I find it really difficult then I'd ask help from others.
