spark notes?
By panthertrack
@panthertrack (180)
United States
September 30, 2006 11:17pm CST
spark notes, cliffs notes, monkey notes....
Very useful while in highschool...
What do you think... Using your resources or cheating?
6 responses
@JulietsMom777 (1182)
• United States
11 Oct 06
I never did use them but I don't think they are cheating, if they are available then why not use them. To me these notes help break down what your reading to give you a clearer understanding of them.
@panthertrack (180)
• United States
11 Oct 06
i completely agree, i usualy understand a book much more when i read spark notes after wards... however i admit only reading the spark notes lol
@panthertrack (180)
• United States
14 Oct 06
on most high school books i completely agree.... However i do believe that there is something to be said about reading CERTAIN books... For example Lord of the Flies... If any of you have never read this book... for godsake read it, it is my favorite book!!!! and i really dont like reading lol
@JulietsMom777 (1182)
• United States
11 Oct 06
To me it's fine. Why bother with the book when you can read the spark notes?
@thoughtprocess (2209)
• United States
11 Oct 06
I don't think I ever used them. They should only be used as a supplement after reading the primary material.
@panthertrack (180)
• United States
11 Oct 06
thats interesting... do you consider it cheating if that is the only thing that you read?
@thoughtprocess (2209)
• United States
14 Oct 06
I'm not sure. You probably miss some nuances in the story by using such things, and perhaps it's not fair to others who have to figure out the themes alone. I'd ask the teacher whether it's allowed.
@Sheila_Abram (1908)
• United States
12 Oct 06
Sparks notes, cliff notes, monkey notes yes can be helpful. You are using resources but, I would call it cheating because, you didn't take the time to resource it for yourselve.
@panthertrack (180)
• United States
14 Oct 06
i'm not sure you can call it using your resources and cheating at the same time lol, which one is it?
@bhbirdie6 (1765)
• United States
14 Oct 06
I've heard arguments for and against. For, they help overly stressed students. Against, they promote laziness an prevent growth of neural synapses(not even kidding.)I think they can be helpful but I also think they can be a hindrance. Another helpful one is pinkmoney.com
@panthertrack (180)
• United States
14 Oct 06
i agree with you on both points... if used to ofter then you do miss a lot, but on a lot of high school books, you arent missing much lol
@siberian_huskys_mama (314)
• United States
17 Oct 06
As long as your notes are used as a supplement to your reading/regular studies, I don't see any problem with it whatsoever. I wouldn't classify that as cheating. If you didn't read anything BUT the cliff's notes, then that's cheating - you aren't going to walk away with the full effect and undersdtanding of the project, either.
