I am having sister problems?

Question

I have a little sister who is just one grade level below mine. I have the tendency to save all of my old school stuff for later refrence if i need it the next year (which I usually do). No my sister always has the same teachers that i had the year before, and has the exact same curriculum. No my sister has to do a monstrous summer project, and instead of doing it herself, she copied all of MY work, just changing the sentences around here and there. For her vocabulary words, she copied the EXACT definition that i had in my notebook for ALL 28 words. I really want to rip those papers out of her notebook and make her do it again, but then I would get in trouble with my parents. They think that as being the older sister, I have to help her in everything, and that letting her copy my work is completely fine. If I tell them that letting her copy my work is wrong, they think that I am being a bad sister, and would let her copy anyway. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I go to an ADVANCED school, and so does my sister, but she can't always get the easy way out of her assignments by taking my work. Please help me...I dont want her to copy my work, and my sister is not the negotiating type. By the way, she is now entering EIGHTH grade, and I am going into my first year of high school. Also, my sister knows everything about plagarism and that has not really stopped her.

Answer 1

I think as unfortunate as it is, you need to to away with your notes from the previous years. Your parents aren't doing your sister any justice by allowing her to copy your answers from notebooks. You may also want to check in with her teachers and let them know that she has taken up this practice. If they are using the same curriculum as the previous year, they may want to change it around a little if they know what is going on.

While yes, you should help your sister to better herself, that doesn't mean that she should be able to ride your coat tails to the top and claim your answers as her own. She isn't learning anything by copying the answers, and will actually do worse later on if she isn't doing the actual work.

If you have done the work already, save the most important parts of your notes and do away with the rest. Let her carry her own weight in school and get her own grades, not yours.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Don't let her through the book out brun it lol

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Answer 3

tell her it's way better to just learn how to do the work herself because eventually she will be forced to do it herself and by then it's only going to get harder. trust me, i was caught plagiarising and it was not fun. i had been doing for so long that it was hard for me to start doing the work completely on my own when i was already in my 3rd year of high school. and i caught a lucky break because my teacher could have failed me or kicked me out.

Answer 4

Loving someone means you do whats right for them. Letting her copy your work is not honest nor is it helping her....actually is it cheating. she is not your responsibility. That is your parents job. I would not give her permission to use my work. If she already has done it I would tell her you must let your parents know and then leave it up to your parents. If they want to let her use your work then you let your parents know that it is against your wishes and that you think it is wrong. Then let it go and let your parents handle it...at least you took your stand for what is right. In the long run people will appreciate that about you and you will feel better about your self also.  

Answer 5

Your work is your Private affair and she should not take it without your permission.

I would hide my work so that she can not find it.

My be in the attic or in the basement.  Just tell her that you disposed of it if she should ask you for it.  That would not be lying since you did take it from your room and hid it in the attic.

If your parents are not going to stop her, than you have to.  What she is doing is wrong.

Good luck!

Answer 6

If you really need the notes then hide them somewhere she wont find them and explain to her how even though your parents dont agree with you that it is morally wrong to cheat and that if she cheats now she is hinderring herself later on in life.