Writing for the benefit of cheaters: A scholarly ghost writer.
The business of writing scholarly papers for cheating students is ramping up at this time of year as we approach the end of term for most higher education institutions. And surprisingly (maybe not to those with experience in the field), few students, and even fewer “ghost writers” get caught doing it.
I work hard for a living. I’m nice to people. But I understand that in simple terms, I’m the bad guy. I see where I’m vulnerable to ethical scrutiny.
But pointing the finger at me is too easy. Why does my business thrive? Why do so many students prefer to cheat rather than do their own work?
Say what you want about me, but I am not the reason your students cheat.
You know what’s never happened? I’ve never had a client complain that he’d been expelled from school, that the originality of his work had been questioned, that some disciplinary action had been taken. As far as I know, not one of my customers has ever been caught.
Ed Dante, the alias of the writer who has made his living for over ten years by producing papers for cheating students, has broken down the types of students that generally ask for his services:
From my experience, three demographic groups seek out my services: the English-as-second-language student; the hopelessly deficient student; and the lazy rich kid.
For the last, colleges are a perfect launching ground—they are built to reward the rich and to forgive them their laziness. Let’s be honest: The successful among us are not always the best and the brightest, and certainly not the most ethical.
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As for the first two types of students—the ESL and the hopelessly deficient—colleges are utterly failing them.
The article is an interesting read and, as expected, a well written incite into the world of cheaters in our highly praised institutions of higher learning. I have yet to study a subject at school that required me to write an endless body of papers on particular subjects. Although I’m guessing that just like anything else, practicing can make the chore much easier. And roughly $66,000 per year if you choose.
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Original article: The Shadow Scholar (The Chronicle)
