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sparknotes.
okay let's say you were in this situation: You're a SMART student...and you always read everything on time and complete work. but one one certain night, you can't finish a book because it makes you fall asleep [there are like 3 chapters remaining]. would you use sparknotes? would you feel guilty about it? do you think it's acceptable once in a while?
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whatever just do it. everyone uses it at some point. just make sure if you have to write a paper about it or something not to take words directly from sparknotes. some english teachers are like really familiar with sparknotes and they will notice if you have similar wording.
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I don't think there is EVER any wrong with using Sparknotes or other study aids. As long as you read them with discretion and know that they are not always accurate and reliable and are not a good substitute for the actual material.
If Sparknotes is all you read, well, then you don’t learn as much and you’ve wasted the teacher’s time and your own. Maybe you still get okay grades, but not great ones. There is nothing inherently *wrong* with that. It doesn’t make you an evil person. A lot people do it. It’s just lazy and ineffective learning.
Resourcefulness is part of being smart. Time management is part of being smart. Taking care of your body is part of being smart.
So long as you aren't plagiarizing that study guide and simply using it to add to existing knowledge, I see no ethical problem at all.
Your education is your business. Do the best you can with it.
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Everyone uses Sparknotes. It's aceptable as long as you've either
a) read most of the book already and want to check facts for it, or
b) absolutely did not have time to read the book on one occassion.
My english teachers actually encourages us to use Sparknotes & he takes HIS notes for class from the site. So there's worse things to do than use sparknotes :)
-LM
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