Miscellaneous: Today, my teacher called a friend and me out of class and told...

By R - 05/09/2016 10:27 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, my teacher called a friend and me out of class and told us we had been reported for plagiarism because our answers to a problem were nearly identical, and he said that I shouldn't have shared my work. This for an assignment where significant marks were awarded for collaborating with peers. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/11/2020 13:58

Today, I was copying an assignment from my friend and was feeling confident that I was gonna pass. I later found out I copied his name too, so the teacher failed us both. He won't talk to me now. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/10/2011 10:09 - United Kingdom

Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML

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By Anonymous - 10/04/2021 13:01 - Australia - Sydney

Today, I got yelled at for 10 minutes by my head of department for failing one of my students for plagiarism, because, "we can't be sure." It was my work he plagiarised, but because it's not in our system, it doesn't count. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/06/2014 15:05 - Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Today, I got cited for "internet plagiarism" and called to the dean's office. I'd been sitting a closed-book written exam, and my teacher had been breathing down my neck the whole time. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/05/2014 18:57 - United States

Today, I met up with my group for class. We were doing some final checks on the project we've been working on all semester, when I realized something about one guy's work seemed off. I googled it and found out it's almost completely plagiarized. It's all due in the morning. FML

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By jzidar24 - 22/10/2015 02:37 - United States - Bloomfield Hills

Today, at school, I got in trouble for plagiarizing on a paper. The subject of said paper was where I see myself in ten years. FML

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By Brunofk7 - 21/11/2015 00:59 - Peru - Lima

Today, I made a multiple choice exam so my friend could practice and get a good grade on his real exam. While I was helping him finish it, the teacher saw it, thought we were cheating and failed us both. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/11/2009 06:43 - United States

Today, I got a paper back that was given a zero for suspected plagiarism. Everything I wrote was my own thought and analysis. My instructor basically thinks my paper is smarter than I am. He won't listen, even when I explain my thought processes throughout the piece. FML

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There's always someone with a big nose who knows

By Anonymous - 15/08/2021 22:01

Today, I failed an assignment because the person I paid to do it plagiarized the entire thing. FML

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By KateHGW - 09/06/2021 00:01

Today, I handed in an internship assignment that I have been working on for months. Once submitted, a pop-up showed, stating the assignment was 100% plagiarized. What was it plagiarized from? A student paper. My own, to be more specific - the exact same paper I had uploaded seconds before. FML

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Tripartita 44

Monday 5 September 2016 17:52

I like to imagine that there's one person responsible for each category of FML. One douchey teacher that goes from school to school, screwing students over in FML worthy fashion. As for the terrible boyfriend/girlfriend category, we'd have one person, moving frequently, making insensitive comments ("It's okay, I don't find your fatness too ugly"), and cross dressing to be the perfect bad boyfriend or girlfriend. It gets harder once you reach the children and pets categories, but you get the idea.

almost_there44 26

Monday 5 September 2016 17:49

If he assigned the assignment he should know that answers might be similar, especially if the question is the same. Maybe he'll let y'all change a few words around. If you get in trouble for this go to your principal's office, he/she might have more sense than your teacher.

Comments

ezrajab 22

Tuesday 6 September 2016 1:54

Well isn't your teacher the bright one?

lazlowrave 10

Tuesday 6 September 2016 3:46

It's not plagiarized if it hasn't been published.... eh? Eh?!

aredvulpix 23

Tuesday 6 September 2016 5:06

I was always taught that even when working together, use different wording! if you did this, then your teacher is just an asshole. Either way, I hope you don't get in too much trouble, OP.

Lady_Spaghetti 36

Tuesday 6 September 2016 5:11

Eh sometimes you find you really can't please some teachers :)

Lady_Spaghetti 36

Tuesday 6 September 2016 7:50

What are the downvotes for? OP said collaboration was needed, but the teacher was still upset when similar class work was turned in. Either way, the teacher couldn't be pleased. Am I being misunderstood here?

Lady_Spaghetti 36

Tuesday 6 September 2016 8:12

I'm sorry if I came off as snarky or something--not my intention

Verdeve 23

Tuesday 6 September 2016 5:57

Why is this under transportation? (Also fyl op, hope it gets sorted out)

stellasue11 38

Tuesday 6 September 2016 6:36

that sucks! did anyone else have that problem too or just you?

Akasha_69 3

Tuesday 6 September 2016 20:34

Your answers should not be nearly identical, the information should be but the way you right is different from your friend. You may write "In 1492, Columbus set sail with Spanish ships to discover the New World." Where as your friend might write "After receiving backing from Spain, Columbus set sail in 1492 to discover new lands." Same information, 2 different writing styles. That is why a teacher can assign a whole class 1 topic and not say the whole class copied each other.