2009/3/26 Al Tally <majorly.wiki(a)googlemail.com>om>:
At school today I was busy admiring some of the work
on the wall. The kids
(year 2) had been working on important buildings, and one particular one on
Buckingham Palace caught my eye. It went something like "Buckingham Palace
is the official London residence of the British monarch.[1] Located in the
City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal
hospitality, and a major tourist attraction." (With the bolded text, and
blue linked words, and the little 1 in superscript). Is blatant plagiarism
really the sort of thing that should be displayed as "best" work on a
primary classroom wall? Wikipedia is a great resource I think - as long as
you know how to use it properly. If Wikipedia is to become a part of primary
school life, those using it ought to be trained to use it properly.
While I wouldn't expect teachers to recognise the Wikipedia house
style as easily as we can, they should have been made suspicious by
the formatting! However, are you sure it was displayed as "best work"?
In primary school they generally put everyone's work on display.