You cannot compel children to submit material for the purpose of profit. Life is all about getting the job done. [MORE]

Cakes Downey

Jul 30, 2008 03:38

I think that turnitin was a good idea but it got out of hand. How can a company have 15... [MORE]

josh in NC

May 16, 2008 03:08

Why can't teachers do their own work? its is THEIR job to grade the papers and tell you if you... [MORE]

High School student

May 1, 2008 15:53

As I read the comments posted here, I fear we have more to worry about than plagiarism. Lack of capitalization,... [MORE]

the oxford cleric

Apr 29, 2008 16:58

Copying doesn't make you smarter.You'll lack of skills in RL [MORE]

MaxxumSpammer

Mar 20, 2008 13:58

isn't turn it in using your work to check future works? Can't we get some pay for submitting something? I... [MORE]

bob

Mar 19, 2008 20:25

LAMENESS, only fully-formed English sentences are accepted as comments.another wonderful function of this stupid thingmaking money from students, is it... [MORE]

OG

Mar 17, 2008 20:14

that this system is about catching students.. whatever happened to people working for themselves and not letting others have any... [MORE]

mel

Mar 17, 2008 13:46

I am a 12th grade student. For my quarterly grade we had to turn in a 7 page report on... [MORE]

jessika

Mar 10, 2008 18:30

My daughter turned in a hard copy, but didn't turn her paper in to turnitin.com, the teacher graded her paper... [MORE]

Concerned Parent

Mar 5, 2008 15:14

at my school, in temecula, that's the exact policy we have, if we don't submit our papers to turnitin.com, then... [MORE]

Student

Mar 9, 2008 22:46

If your child was aware of this, which I would hope she was, then what's the problem? All it would... [MORE]

Teacher in NC

Mar 17, 2008 08:15

As a college English instructor AND a parent, I hope the use of turnitin was fully explained and included in... [MORE]

Frances Adleburg

Mar 19, 2008 11:46

Wow, you were insulting and still didn't understand my point. My daughter did understand the rules, did not plagiarize, but... [MORE]

Concerned Parent

Mar 20, 2008 11:04

In response to this comment I must say that when I read your comment, it made me quite angry as... [MORE]

Teacher in NY

May 3, 2008 08:33

Students need to have a course telling them exactly what it is. Many students as well as my own children... [MORE]

ro

May 21, 2008 09:54

Well, I won't let my students use it if my school doesn't require us to use it [MORE]

High School Teacher

Mar 4, 2008 23:31

Turnitin.com really confuses us to examine any paper. Many of my brilliant students also feel uneasy using it (These students... [MORE]

Associate Professor English Dept.

Mar 5, 2008 13:41

As a marketing professor for a graduate program, I have been shocked and disturbed by the number of Marketing Plan... [MORE]

John R. Bauer

Mar 7, 2008 14:41

I can definitely see that. In review of the properties this program proposes, there is a liability I believe can... [MORE]

Joe

Mar 19, 2008 22:38

My school uses turnitin.com, and I didn't mind at first; but a recent change to the website's policy seems to... [MORE]

High school student

Feb 19, 2008 22:55

Very interesting point of concern I might add.. [MORE]

Steven

Mar 5, 2008 11:26

I am a teacher in North Carolina, and my school uses turnitin.com for submissions. I am unable to read the... [MORE]

Teacher in NC

Mar 17, 2008 08:09

turn it in is the most horrible thing ever to happen [MORE]

pissed off

Feb 13, 2008 20:51

Gee, I wonder why you would hate it. [MORE]

Teacher in NC

Mar 17, 2008 08:19

I use turnitin and it works great i think this is a great way to prevent kids from cheating and protecting... [MORE]

Student

Feb 7, 2008 23:37

I support this program but there are some things that i dont like about it. Say you need information in... [MORE]

Musicmatt

Feb 7, 2008 13:06

this is great. i support it. [MORE]

Student

Feb 27, 2008 18:17

I support this program but there are some things that i dont like about it. Say you need information in... [MORE]

Musicmatt

Feb 7, 2008 13:06

I think that this software could work because originality is a very important trait to have. It's not fair to... [MORE]

Shay

Feb 7, 2008 13:00

I am in support for turnitin.com. Even though turnitin.com may consider a quote in your essay as "plagiarism," as long... [MORE]

JayT

Feb 7, 2008 12:11

Probably won't work. Don't know how it would distinguish between plagerism and quotes. [MORE]

student

Feb 3, 2008 16:50

Turnitin.com is a boon for teachers. Turnitin.com does not determine if plagiarism has occurred, it merely points out similarities that exist... [MORE]

Ted Jahn

Mar 7, 2008 13:03

What happens if your teacher gets caught plagerising? Can you check there work [MORE]

Bradley Lietz

Mar 9, 2008 22:56

Well, first it would be "their work" not "there work." I don't really understand your point, however, except that you... [MORE]

Teacher in NC

Mar 17, 2008 08:31

I think this software is a great idea! I am one of those students who spends a great deal of... [MORE]

High School Student

Feb 3, 2008 14:19

I have found that the students who would rather turn in someone else's work (yes, we teachers know who you... [MORE]

Teacher in NC

Mar 17, 2008 08:25

As I was veiwing articles online and just finished turning in my assignment, I came accross a document titled... [MORE]

Jesuit Student

Jan 28, 2008 20:18

I hope turn it in is not in the uk! What if i were to write a essay i wrote word... [MORE]

H-2-K

Jan 5, 2008 13:42

Several times over my academic career an issue that my work was very similar to another's rose. Usually just a... [MORE]

D. Goebel

Jan 4, 2008 14:10

This is So True people. DONT PLAGIARISE YOUR PAPERS!!1 [MORE]

Kuchha08

Dec 14, 2007 00:40

Several people have suggested that once you submit a paper to turnitin.com, it becomes their property. If you read the... [MORE]

Student

Dec 10, 2007 23:25

I don't think they should charge money. They search the work of others and see if it plagerised another. If... [MORE]

RRR

Feb 7, 2008 01:55

I just came across this response from a student. I was truly saddened to see how a bright, young man... [MORE]

Troubled English Teacher

Dec 10, 2007 17:08

"Has young Mr. Schnider considered how the glorification of theft perpetuates the degradation of morals in our American society?" An... [MORE]

beleaguered college student

Mar 3, 2008 20:46

This type of site is extremely flawed. the issue is not that students are caught and admonished for something that... [MORE]

David

Dec 10, 2007 16:24

I have sumbitted a piece of my own coursework to a coursework site. however, it is marked as anonymous. If... [MORE]

School student

Feb 16, 2008 05:42

And how is this for ludicrous? The site even marks words like "altogether," "the," and "if" as being "plagiarized." That... [MORE]

John

Dec 8, 2007 16:45

I think that this website is a great idea because it helps those of us that really do the work... [MORE]

Raven

Dec 6, 2007 11:11

1) Are you trying to tell me within minutes the whole of the internet is scanned?Get real2) I wrote my... [MORE]

Christine

Nov 26, 2007 19:18

I dont get how you guys are going to sit here and say that if i "PLAGERISE" or even turn... [MORE]

Jon

Mar 6, 2008 15:20

I understand the theory behind turnitin, and before anything else, I've got to say I'm in support of that. But,... [MORE]

Skyline High School Student

Nov 16, 2007 02:12

I agree, and it becomes annoying at times. My school uses this system, and although it's a great idea, it... [MORE]

Nick

Dec 3, 2007 23:21

Let me preference my comment by saying I almost hate doing literature reviews. I'm a grad student in my FINAL... [MORE]

Tanya

Dec 7, 2007 21:15

If you see the full report of what Turn It In considers plagiarism, yes, it does pick up some "everyday... [MORE]

A Teacher in NY

Dec 10, 2007 17:21

It seems a few people have suffered from turnitin.com, and it evidently has flaws, but this does not mean the... [MORE]

College student

Dec 17, 2007 19:12

this site is a great idea but it just won't work...there are way too many common phrases that students use... [MORE]

Maham

Jan 4, 2008 16:48

If my teacher tells me tomorrow that I cheated on my turnitin.com paper I'm only gunna say this to her.... [MORE]

Joe

Jan 8, 2008 03:25

just google "exploit turnitin.com" or some thing like that and tons of ways pops up. Also just rephrase the sentence.caue computer's... [MORE]

cs

Feb 11, 2008 16:40

It is up to your teacher to determine whether or not what is noted by turnitin.com is actually plagiarism. The... [MORE]

Teacher in NC

Mar 17, 2008 08:45

saddens me that this many people comment this kinda stuff. dont you poeple have anything better to do during the... [MORE]

kristin

Oct 18, 2007 13:12

yes, for all those teachers oput their i am very aware that im riting in pidgin english but im lazy... [MORE]

Kali

Oct 14, 2007 23:53

If you judge a paper against everything that is on the internet and a series of other student written papers,... [MORE]

Thuy Trang Truong

Oct 2, 2007 19:55

It's true plagarism is unacceptable and unreasonable but, It just makes the people who actually work hard and try their... [MORE]

Student Irvington High

May 5, 2008 22:17

It could has been happen,but you never know. I don't think it could last longer. [MORE]

Reath

Oct 2, 2007 13:29

I'm a high school student, and I do work hard to find information as a reference to my paper, and... [MORE]

Student

Sep 30, 2007 16:58

I attend university, and frequently submit papers to Turnitin, which I have no problem with doing, as I feel it... [MORE]

Hannah

Oct 17, 2007 17:05

yes i agree with you. [MORE]

tynicia

Nov 2, 2007 12:08

You can absolutely see turnitin.com's originality report IF your teacher has chosen that option. When teachers register classes and set... [MORE]

English Teacher

Nov 9, 2007 13:04

As a teacher who uses this let me address your concerns: Your teacher can set an option that would allow you... [MORE]

Samantha Tunnell

Nov 13, 2007 11:57

the reason is simply this. For legit students like me and you, knowing just how original our work is would... [MORE]

malcolm

Nov 28, 2007 20:54

I believe that TurnItIn.com is a wonderful tool for teachers/professors to employ against plagiarism... However, it is not fail-safe, and... [MORE]

Erin

Sep 29, 2007 15:00

It is a good idea to track down people of academic dishonesty. I feel they do not know what they... [MORE]

Basil A. Nwandiko

Sep 24, 2007 05:41

Anyways, yes, I agree with a site to help against plagarism, HOWEVER... Sometimes this site is overkill. What about kids who happen... [MORE]

Arty

Sep 14, 2007 12:20

Well I don't agree with turnitin.com because sometimes the things that other people write are just the right words you... [MORE]

Katie

Sep 14, 2007 12:02

That is just a dumb excuse, there is no person one who can coincidently write the "right words" and suddenly... [MORE]

Mario Villagrana

Oct 15, 2007 17:37

I think it's a great idea. Sure people may use material from other papers for ideas, and if that is... [MORE]

Lisa

Oct 22, 2007 00:36

Think about what you are saying! You have to get the idea from somewhere. I guess you're saying that you... [MORE]

chris smith

Nov 10, 2007 15:15

I have never had to turn in a paper to be checked for plagiarism before I had a teacher read... [MORE]

Charlene

Jan 2, 2008 15:00

I am going to my first class where this teacher wants us to use Turnitin. I'm so upset. The material... [MORE]

charlene

Jan 2, 2008 15:08

I've been hearing alot of stuff about the program called turnitin... As a student of an English class that employs... [MORE]

Student

Aug 28, 2007 20:42

So lets see.. I should not complain at 13%.. but I got cited for titles of "The Securities and Exchange... [MORE]

student

Feb 7, 2008 10:53

If someone wants to use someone else's paper, I feel like they are the ones that is loosing out on... [MORE]

Harvin

Aug 24, 2007 15:33

I am going through this situation now in grad school. I was assigned to do an article review for one... [MORE]

Tammy Lambert

Oct 6, 2007 10:13

wow i have been submitting papers to turn it in for 1 year now and just for the record i... [MORE]

history student

Oct 22, 2007 08:11

From your reply, you seem completely in favor of plagiarism. Not to mention that your grammar is atrocious. [MORE]

Mirianna

Oct 30, 2007 20:54

i am really confused today reading turnitin. wow.. this is a great miracle in techology. I am a final year... [MORE]

Moses

Mar 14, 2008 23:52

Perhaps your professor was wanting you to read a different article and write a separate report. You know...learn something new,... [MORE]

Teacher in NC

Mar 17, 2008 13:39

I think this idea is great [MORE]

tamra burks

Aug 22, 2007 12:14

I have made note of this cite for future use. It will be an awesome tool and warning to those... [MORE]

Peggy Stewart

Aug 17, 2007 18:44

Not sure if the comment below is completely true, but if the company is really claiming rights to papers submitted... [MORE]

Cindy

Jul 18, 2007 02:31

Turnitin does not own your paper at all, they are protecting your copyright by preventing others from using your paper... [MORE]

tatkins

Oct 21, 2007 17:09

Like I said in my post, Im not sure if it is true, but there have been plenty of people... [MORE]

Cindy

Dec 4, 2007 21:10

I am a college professor and I use turnitin, for all my papers. Im not sure what everyone's delay is... [MORE]

JG

Jun 17, 2007 13:18

turnitin is costing hard working individuals their post-Grad degrees. A number of teachers are just as lazy as students. how... [MORE]

Sad

Jun 15, 2007 11:45

Admittedly, Turnitin.com is okay, I guess. But what happens when students are forced to use it... and, uh-oh, they don't... [MORE]

Pravda

Oct 4, 2007 18:06

i think its a really great way to keep students from plagarizing others work. free access to computers is available in... [MORE]

diva

Nov 25, 2007 14:52

Nobody is suggesting that every school in US use this website, and second of all this website if often used... [MORE]

student

Dec 17, 2007 19:42

while turnit.com does have many adavantages in an educational setting, it also has a major flaw; to use it, you... [MORE]

Jake

Jun 14, 2007 20:29

Many of the teachers at my school only use turnitin.com for the use of checking for plagerism with larger midterm... [MORE]

ASHLEY

Jun 13, 2007 15:48

I wish I had had this as a tool to check for plagiarism when I was a Degree Tutor. "Plagiarism... [MORE]

John

May 19, 2007 18:09

Academic intergrity and accusations of plagiarism are important issues for student who must write papers. It is more difficult to... [MORE]

rgottler

May 15, 2007 14:42

So far, I've used Turnitin.com for 3 years, or since 8th to the end of 10th grade(wooo school is out... [MORE]

Bob Schnider

May 11, 2007 22:44

I like turnitin...obviously, it wont be able to catch everything, but most people hope that students wouldn't be desperate and... [MORE]

Me

May 29, 2007 20:46

This tool is very essential in that it encourages students to think than just copying other people's work. Students should... [MORE]

Jabu

Jun 7, 2007 07:18

Nobody wants to write essays unless they're going to become writers. Even then they wouldn't sit around writing essays all... [MORE]

whatshisface

Oct 17, 2007 12:58

This program takes a lot of time to turn something in, and after looking at stuff I turned in, it... [MORE]

Bob

May 2, 2007 22:09

I agree with you 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!! [MORE]

Erick

Jul 18, 2007 18:17

I teach college students and find that Turnitin.com is a valuable tool. Yes, it may be flawed, but the responsibility... [MORE]

Roger

Apr 29, 2007 15:09

Turn it in doesn't catch words it does phrases or sentences that may be copied I have submitted two essays... [MORE]

Sarah

Apr 29, 2007 02:15

I think turnitin.com is a waste. You can say the world is round in your paper and they'll say its... [MORE]

A complete nusance

Apr 11, 2007 22:02

For a thesis paper for my AP Lang class the teacher is having every student use turnitin and turn the... [MORE]

Leanne

Apr 8, 2007 22:32

Turnitin is going to kill a lot of students with original and legitimate essays and report. How is it possible... [MORE]

Ken

Apr 4, 2007 00:41

This site makes teachers and schools way easier to expell people because this site will find one similarity and the... [MORE]

Cody

May 25, 2007 13:58

Bottom line, if you just copy and paste your work then you desrerve to go down for it. Afterall you... [MORE]

andrew

Jun 1, 2007 07:19

*Cody' I myself am the head of a Research & Writing paper Co. and I feel I am making a... [MORE]

Frank Boyd

Jun 11, 2007 19:49

it is said that if you give a thousand monkeys a thousand type writers in a thousand years they will... [MORE]

jason

Aug 28, 2007 20:25

I don't think most students would actually care if somebody copied their work because, its just a one time essay. [MORE]

asdf

Oct 17, 2007 13:01

I would have more confidence in the system if it fixed some obvious flaws. For example, I think it should... [MORE]

Michael

Mar 9, 2007 17:13

Honestly I think that Plagiarism is more than two words. Like the Guy writing about it in "Flaws" that really... [MORE]

Josh Blackwood

Mar 13, 2007 07:35

I didn't say that in my Article I am still a high school student and that I have reports to... [MORE]

Josh Blackwood

Apr 19, 2007 07:59

it would be funny to see how much you "plagarized" this: 1. copy and paste to microsoft word 2. follow normal turnitin... [MORE]

katie

Apr 30, 2007 18:18

I personally think the author of " Flaws ", has a point. [MORE]

Allison

Jun 6, 2007 23:25

i agree with the students that say that the way turnitin sometimes makes it harder for them. It takes things... [MORE]

Ashley

Jun 7, 2007 15:42

Hmm... agree with Michael's ("Flaws"), that TurnItIn.com is in actuality complete bogus. I am just starting to use TurnItIn.com in... [MORE]

Kumar

Oct 10, 2007 19:55

As a high school English teacher, I see turnitin.com as a wonderful tool of assistance in the war against plagiarism.... [MORE]

Bonita Davis

Mar 7, 2007 09:28

The "war against plagiarism"? Pretty soon, you're going to make it sound like the "war on terrorism"!!! Turnitin.com is good... [MORE]

Andy

Mar 17, 2007 18:05

but that's just it. It is saving teachers time, yes, but at the expense of genuine students' degrees and grades.... [MORE]

Rodger

Apr 12, 2007 12:13

Turnitin definitely has it flaws. I do not think the main aim of college professor's is to know is to... [MORE]

Zoyla Cordoba

Apr 13, 2007 12:09

My only issue with turnitin.com is that it asserts ownership and access over papers that are turned in. I think... [MORE]

Halifax

Apr 21, 2007 08:11

I agree with another person's comment where a well cited (MLA, APA, etc.) is not plagiarism. Now like the article... [MORE]

Mitzi

Apr 24, 2007 07:00

i mean seriously can it work?? there is no way that it can scan the entire internet and some of... [MORE]

Kayla

Feb 22, 2007 14:23

Here is the truth of it. I am certainly the last person in the world to plagerzie anything. In fact,... [MORE]

Kyle Palmer

Mar 6, 2007 00:37

Kyle, Perhaps you should take it up to the head/chair of that particular department. If the website is really yours, then... [MORE]

Mary

Apr 28, 2007 22:36

I would recommend that you take your case to a higher authority. There should be a review board of some... [MORE]

DB

Sep 18, 2007 11:46

I am a high school teacher who uses Turnitin and I love it. It finds problem areas in texts for... [MORE]

Emily

Feb 12, 2007 08:05

*Emily, I noted you are an Educator and I believe the more realistic and aware astudent is about 'Education" ~~... [MORE]

Frank Boyd

Jun 11, 2007 19:57

Wow, Frank. You would certainly have more legitimacy in calling higher education a scam if you learned how to spell... [MORE]

Concerned Teacher

Dec 4, 2007 21:47

It is perfectly fine to express your opinion (although it isn't too good to rant on and on), but please... [MORE]

concerned college student

Dec 17, 2007 19:29

I find it strange that leading schools are trying to crack down on plagiarism when they require so much research... [MORE]

Maria

Feb 11, 2007 23:03

This only catches plagiarism from the Internet and magazines or does it also go through books? Because wouldn't that be... [MORE]

Jess

Feb 6, 2007 13:00

Turn-It-In is a scam. I've recently been forced to use it in my university in the UK. The tutors don't... [MORE]

Rodger

Feb 2, 2007 09:28

I believe that our schools need to spend more time teaching our youngsters how to write properly. We provide little... [MORE]

Mike

Apr 10, 2007 14:40

I agree with you. Recently I submitted an article that was found to be 42% unoriginal. I was given the... [MORE]

Mad

Aug 17, 2007 17:38

The amount of lawsuits that have been issued against turnitin make it simply ridiculous. I myself am spending an exorbitant... [MORE]

Aby

Nov 2, 2007 14:10

I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience personally, but it is certainly a mischaracterization for you to be saying... [MORE]

Concerned Teacher

Dec 4, 2007 22:00

You ('Concerned Teacher) said, "Turnitin may not be your choice, but it is a viable choice for an educational system tired... [MORE]

Kim

Dec 7, 2007 01:38

As a parent, I think that the plagerism obsession is going too far. Teachers are actually committing plagerism every day... [MORE]

Parent

Dec 21, 2007 05:39

ok, so for years i got away with just re wording one sentence...from diffrent sites..and putting it together as an... [MORE]

high school student

Jan 9, 2008 16:28

When you have over 100 people writing similiar papers and working in groups for the experiments, how do expect the... [MORE]

Ali Elizabeth

Nov 28, 2006 12:13

I have never used turnitin myself, nor do I know how it works, nor am I affiliated in any way... [MORE]

Irfy

Dec 1, 2006 12:50

many times the website will say that it is copying other peoples work however the teacher has the ability to...

sarah

Dec 5, 2006 06:50

That is all that an attorney needs, in the US people pay dearly for negiligence. If this tool is being... [MORE]

Tim

Mar 17, 2007 14:59

I had my college paper plagiarized by fellow classmates, so I know the feeling of how plagiarism affects some people... [MORE]

AJ

Jun 3, 2007 23:52

i have to agree with many of you out there that this software is really flawed...it even detects common words... [MORE]

Mei

Aug 22, 2007 21:41

let's say some one was to be cought commiting plagiarism, what would be the consequinces? what would happen to them? [MORE]

STUDENT

Oct 11, 2007 14:37

You receive an "F" for the course, and face disciplinary action by the school, whether junior high, high school or... [MORE]

University Editor

Dec 12, 2007 22:13

I have taken two classes that require students to submit to turn it in. I found it to be a... [MORE]

student

Jan 10, 2008 11:37

I am a semester away from finishing my master's degree and have had my first experience with turnitin.com. I was... [MORE]

Melissa

Mar 8, 2008 14:05