I like your post, thank you. I agree with you that (perhaps after high school) we all continue our education for different reasons. You said it best here:
“I think the goal of teaching should always be centered in creating an environmental that allows individuals to get out of education what they want, especially when the participants are old enough to identify what that is.”

I enjoyed reading your post. My eyes lit up when I saw you use the word “grit”. In some of my other graduate classes (engineering education) I’ve heard some diverse definitions of the term and I’m curious what it means to you, as a seed you want to plan with your students (I also have my own definition). Would you mind elaborating? Thank you in advance.

I couldn’t agree with you more. As an engineer and engineering teacher, I feel our students are lacking in the creative, out-of-the-box thinking needed to be innovative.

Hi Michael,

I think your post puts a nice wrapper on the discussion – personally I agree with all three of your points!

Thanks for your comment.

HI Maha,
I find it a little weird, too, it’s good to see that a majority of our classmates agree!
Thanks for your comment.

Hi Rathsara,
All good points. I know some professors that do change homework year to year and some that do not – it can depend on the class (if it’s PBL, the answers could change each year if the projects are different). I’ve learned that if it’s a more traditional test taking class there will be copies of previous years tests/assignments available to students online somewhere.
Thanks for your comment!

Hi Sam,
You are correct, many people use slight tricks to get around copyright; which brings me back to the question – what is the point in copyrighting it at all?
Thanks for your comment.

HI Deb,
Good question – I don’t know the answer. I’m glad you brought that topic into the post for consideration, thanks!

Hey Gary,
Your perspective that VT might own the rights to the homework/rubric seems to be popular among our classmates so you could be right – I’ll check.

Thanks for you perspective.

Hi Corrie,
You’re right – the politics and drama are unreal. Worse than industry, which I wasn’t expecting. It’s my opinion that the overarching issue was ego more than anything but it has been helpful to get everyone else’s thoughts on the matter.

Thanks for your comment.