Cheating

Looking up the answer in the back of the book to check you have answered the question correctly is not cheating.
Asking a friend how to solve a problem is not cheating.
Using a calculator to check your work is not cheating.
Using AI to show a step by step solution method in order that you can do other similar problems is not cheating.

Cheating is when you pretend you understand
when you really don't.

That's when you are cheating yourself.

This is based on a poster I had in my classroom when I first started teaching many years ago. I think it was produced by the Mathematical Association but I can't find it on their website so I assume it is out of print. The text is how I remember it, updated for AI.

This poster is designed to be projected for the whole class to see and discuss.

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