Reading through this discussion really brought back a time when I was juggling so much work, assignments, and weekly quizzes that the thought of someone being able to take my online exam for me seemed like the easiest way out. In that moment, outsourcing felt like relief. But later I realized the real cost wasn’t just the grade it was the loss of the chance to engage with the material, test my own understanding, and walk away knowing I’d earned it on my own.
Reading through this discussion really brought back a time when I was juggling so much work, assignments, and weekly quizzes that the thought of someone being able to take my online exam for me seemed like the easiest way out. In that moment, outsourcing felt like relief. But later I realized the real cost wasn’t just the grade it was the loss of the chance to engage with the material, test my own understanding, and walk away knowing I’d earned it on my own.