Is it Moral to Turn in Late Homework?

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Is it moral to put off homework until after it’s due, then turn it in while still getting credit? I do this a lot because some teachers dont seem to be too strict about this. Now I’m behind in a certain class because of missing assignments and would like to get caught up, but I was wondering if I should just leave it as it is. It’s my own fault for putting things off and I feel weird about doing the work now, but I’m not too sure.

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S_V7 said:
Is it moral to put off homework until after it’s due, then turn it in while still getting credit? I do this a lot because some teachers dont seem to be too strict about this. Now I’m behind in a certain class because of missing assignments and would like to get caught up, but I was wondering if I should just leave it as it is. It’s my own fault for putting things off and I feel weird about doing the work now, but I’m not too sure.

Any thought?
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Eh? All you do is risk the teacher’s wrath. If he accepts it and credits you, then all’s fine and dandy.

Of course, the whole turning in late thing means you’re not being very responsible with your time, and that can get you in a whole lot of trouble later.
 
By turning in the work late, you have exchanged the certainty of a grade based only on the actual merits of the work for a total uncertainty - whether the work will be accepted at all, whether you will lose credit for being late, or whether the teacher is either not serious about the due date or merciful enough to give you full credit. That seems like a fair enough trade to balance your lateness.

Go ahead and turn it in. Next time, try to use your time better. All that time you spent worrying about the library project could have been used to do this work on time! 😉

Betsy
 
S_V7 said:
Is it moral to put off homework until after it’s due, then turn it in while still getting credit? I do this a lot because some teachers dont seem to be too strict about this. Now I’m behind in a certain class because of missing assignments and would like to get caught up, but I was wondering if I should just leave it as it is. It’s my own fault for putting things off and I feel weird about doing the work now, but I’m not too sure.

Any thought?
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There is nothing wrong with it morally.

However if your grade is on the line that is not something you want to mess with.

It really all depends on the homework, what class it is and what is its impact on your grade. The fact is for certain classes homework wastes your time and/or not worth the stress for the amount of credit you receive. Other classes you are struggling to survive in and need all the points and study you can get. 🙂
 
S_V7 said:
Is it moral to put off homework until after it’s due, then turn it in while still getting credit? I do this a lot because some teachers dont seem to be too strict about this. Now I’m behind in a certain class because of missing assignments and would like to get caught up, but I was wondering if I should just leave it as it is. It’s my own fault for putting things off and I feel weird about doing the work now, but I’m not too sure.

Any thought?
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You should try to do your homework by the due date.
If the teacher sets a date, and then doesn’t enforce it, he’s not doing a terribly good job. You can’t control for that.

However it is better to hand in work late than never. Even if the rule says ‘no credit for late work’, the ultimate aim is to understand the subject, not to rack up grades.
 
The only way this would be immoral would be if you somehow tried to make it appear that you had turned it in on time when it was truly late, like if you sneaked it into the teacher’s office or briefcase or something. As long as you are honest in turning it in late, you have done nothing immoral, although you have not acted wisely as far as your grades are concerned. Once it is in the teacher’s hands, it is up to him/her to determine the consequences, whether it be refusing to accept the paper and giving you an F, knocking the grade down a notch, or just giving you a scolding.
 
Most teachers and professors that I know have a policy about late work. Usually they will drop the grade you would have received a certain percent for each day late. Obviously excused absences would be different.

If I were you I would make up the work you have missed–partly so that you have the experience of doing those assignments that your professors thought were worth giving you in the first place.

Then, make some kind of work schedule for yourself so that you don’t get behind again. It’s not a good habit to get into to put off work. It will not serve you well in the work place or even in your homelife.
 
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Most teachers and professors that I know have a policy about late work. Usually they will drop the grade you would have received a certain percent for each day late.
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However in this case the teacher seems to tolerate late work. So it is the child’s responsibility to ensure that it is handed in on time, which isn’t really fair. However you can’t expect perfect teaching.

Deadlines are normally there for a good reason, which is that the deck needs to be cleared for new work. Time management is something that most professional academics and business people find difficult, and it is hard to be in control of your own timetable.
 
thanks for the replies. I do have a time management problem, and it’s mostly my fault, though teachers sometimes really don’t seem to take into consideration the fact that most peolpe have a million other things to take care of;)! But in this case, it’s really my fault. I’m pretty sure my teacher will accept the work and I’ll be fine with any points taken off because of it. I just want to get all this school work out of my head before Christmas break!:banghead: :D, though it isnt going to happen, a whole other batch of papers to work on still, it never ends:( 😛

anyways, Merry Christmas to all and God bless!👋
 
S_V7 said:
thanks for the replies. I do have a time management problem, and it’s mostly my fault, though teachers sometimes really don’t seem to take into consideration the fact that most peolpe have a million other things to take care of;)!
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As a fully financially independent adult I can guarantee that, as many things as you think you must take care of, your teachers have a LOT more, especially if they have children. If they can manage to do their job, you can manage to do yours, which is to be a student and to get your work in on time. Best learn this skill now rather than in college, where half of your grade may hinge on one end-of-term assignment. The profs will be able to tell if you waited until the night before, will grade accordingly, and will not be as accepting of lateness.
 
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…though teachers sometimes really don’t seem to take into consideration the fact that most peolpe have a million other things to take care of;)! But in this case, it’s really my fault.
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Yeah, you are totally right. Those darn teachers only teach your class and really do not any other life besides making yours miserable:rolleyes: . They have NOTHING else to do in their lives!

Get over yourself and turn your work in. ON TIME.

By turning your work in consistenly late, you make their jobs harder. As a teacher, those students who are right on the cusp go UP in grades if they are consistenly on time, but grades go DOWN if they are consistently late.
 
I never said teachers had it easy, my mother was one once, and is nearly done with studying to become one in th US and I know it’s not easy, especially with all the other things she takes care of as a mother.

What I meant is that most people (teachers as well as students) don’t have enough time for homework when there are things that are* way* more important. That’s not to say that one can’t make time, but I personally find it difficult. Then again, I do have a procrastination problem.
 
The issue, I think, is not so much the homework but the reason for the lateness. Is it because you’re very busy doing other things (caring for your family, doing chores, et cetera), because you don’t understand the material, or just because you’re being lazy? If you are overwhelmed or don’t understand, that is not a sin, just a matter of talking to the teacher to figure things out. However, if it is being lazy, then that is technically sloth and that’s a sin.
 
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