Is it just laziness?

Question

I understand using yahoo answers to get people to explain a concept to you because i use it for this reason myself BUT

Why do people post their homework questions on here for others to answer? how lazy, also you will never learn the process then and will be stuck in the exam!

Also, why do people actually answer the ones which are obviously someone's homework? I just saw that someone had posted about 30 equations to factor and someone actually did it!!! You should make a point of not doing it but just tell them the method to use.

What do you think?

Answer 1

I am a retired middle school teacher and when I answer a question I do so because I think it will help someone.  Yes it is easier to copy by every once in a while you find your explanation may be one that the child understands more fully!

Answer 2

i think its either because ppl are lazy as you say or because they dont get sumthing or bcause there druggies

Answer 3

i know it isnt fair.. but you cant stop people from laziness..! soon enough they will find out themself that what they did is wrong

Answer 4

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish...

Answer 5

If people are really desperate, then they will ask for answers.

some people ask questions that seem like homework, but are not really

people who answer homework questions are looking for problems that are quick to answer

people procrastinate

once, I asked for the definition of a concept, and somebody thought that it was homework, but it was not.

Answer 6

I agree. There's a strong difference between asking to learn, and asking out of laziness.

Answer 7

i agree, but they'd find some other way of getting around it. some people just want to slide through life...no reason to bother yourself over it........

Answer 8

It is so true. Why do someone else's homework. What will they gain from it? When it is exam time, will you be logging on to Yahoo and asking for help also.

They like to copy answers given to them, but, don't want to do the hard work.!!!!!Shame on them. When all of the answers are right, they act as if they are the ones that did all of the work.

Answer 9

lazy buggers

Answer 10

What's worse is that I've had answers removed for pointing out that the poster should do their own homework!

Answer 11

maybe they are stuck with it i do agree dont do it but its designed for help is y/a

Answer 12

For the homework ones, I agree. There is absolutely no point in telling someone the answers. They'll just fail exams.

Answer 13

guilty as charged..  i dont do peoples homework anymore.  CALC 4

Answer 14

I agree with you, Love.  They are lazy and you are right!  They are not going to learn a thing.  It is these kind of people that will end up asking you if you want some fries with that burger.

Answer 15

OH please, if you could you would do the same thing, you are just too old and feel superior to people who do that. Stop hating and get a life.

Answer 16

These people are really at the mercy of the general public.  How do they know if the answers they get are actually correct?  And, what happens in school when they take an exam and do not know how to solve basic equations?  It will come back around.  Yep, they probably are being lazy, but they are harming themselves with such behavior!

Answer 17

I agree. I think it's lazy to ask someone to do your work for you. I just saw several homework related questions on here...but maybe people will learn the hard way... who knows.

Answer 18

agree.. somewhat

Answer 19

Probably. Laziness and perhaps even slightly more efficiency if some idiots actually give correct answers.

If they're not asking for general help and you're bored, just feed them ambiguously fake answers.

Answer 20

maybe they should re-direct them to a good source

Answer 21

depends if like a kid is doing it to get homework done or if you have a question that you can not find on the web.

Answer 22

I agree with you and I never do someones homework for them.

Answer 23

I try to point people in the right direction. Give a man a fish he eats for a day, teach a man to fish you feed them for life kinda thing. I guess some people just like to be stupid. It's amazing how many easily available topics people post questions about. I wonder if they know what search engines are. Or are they just to lazy to surf and read. Sorry, I can't help answer your question but I feel your pain.

Answer 24

I told one person to do their own homework and learn something and I got Reported.

Answer 25

no its curiousity

Answer 26

We're all here to ask and answer questions, not preach. What does it matter to you why they want to know?

Answer 27

I completely agree. You said it all right there. Nice to know there's someone out there who feels the same. :)

Answer 28

can you really blame them for trying?  I totally would have done the same thing if this was available when I was a kid.  It's the people who answer it that are stupid.

Answer 29

because ppl are lazy or just dont get it and dont want to ask for help

and ppl answer it cuz they want easy points

Answer 30

Are you in the Cardio target heart rate zone if you are not it is just Laziness.

Answer 31

i think your absolutly rite...thats so LAZY of them. theyre not gonna learn that way. they just need to ask questions about the equasions to help them solve it!... PLS ANSER MY QUESTION! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...