Why do people answer questions of kids who are clearly out here cheating on their homework?
97629
Many of them clearly have no clue, for whatever reason. I point them in the right direction, but I don't write the whole thing for them.
459893
the people that is on here is for i think one reason like me to find answers,so i know that most people that is on here is for what i said earlier.so if there is kids as you say are on here,they do it for fun and to waste peoples time,so the best place for them to have fun is in arcades that play games,or on bandits to loose money.
739228
Funny, how people trying to help others cheat on their homework are slackers as much.\nYou will receive an "F" for this program, somebody gave you above - it doesn't work, and is very badly written.\nYou'd be better off showing up with nothing at all, and admitting you can't do it - same result, but at least honest.
1061891
Some people ask questions to try to prove they can set a question that people will find difficult to answer.\nSome people ask questions that they think they know the answer to anyway, to try to convince other people to think their way.\nIt seems a waste of time and points to me, either way.
435599
Your just trying to get people to answer this so you can write your school paper cheater!!!
160261
I would think that, for some, answering the questions  gives a chance to display their knowledge in some fields. For others, it is a chance to be a smart aleck. For those asking the questions it is a way to get answers to homework, or some other type of learning tool. Some just want to get common sense answers to every day situations. Others are seeking help or solutions to problems that really does not require professional help, but are still needing assistance. And yet others just want to know why the sky is blue and the grass is green. For them I almost always answer, "Because the oceans are wet."
487538
I'm not sure. Maybe they want to make their answer more personal like they are really talking to the person whose question they're answering or maybe they are so used to talking to people like that in real life that it's just a habit.
916640
its  a enormous waste of time, trying to look up answers on your own,if you dont know/ dont understand the subject...i try to answer step by step simply so that these kids are spared beating their heads against a wall....i know most kids dont get personalised attention, or maybe simply shy to  admit they dont know.....here, online, its anonymous and they arent under pressure of being judged..so they ask questions freely, sometimes even the questions that seem silly, questions they wouldn't ask otherwise....
159898
Because there is an anonymous way to get their questions answered. Also because children are naturally curious.
622312
Homework is to get the students to revise what they are taught at school. It is very common to partly forget what you have been taught at school by the time you reach home. If it is allowed to happen then all the hard labor that you give at your school is wasted, a good teacher would never want that, so the home work. \nBut, of course, a few bad teachers try to escape the hard work they are supposed to do to teach young people like you and give loads of home work, which is a very bad practice. But in any case, home work, helps you to become a good student, a disciplined person and a responsible one too. So, try not to get frustrated with home work and complete them.
644789
Because they do their homework
3322
It is often hard to tell when a user is posting a homework assignment or not, but there are times when it is blatently obvious.  Ideally, I think that it is best to provide a procedure and apply it to one of the problems and leave the rest unanswered.  Unfortunatly, however, these questions are often easy ones that many users can answer, and thus there will usually be one to provide an easy answer.\n\nI've answered a few of these myself before noticing that a member was posting their whole homework assignment.  I wish that they would heed the procedural answers, but it seems that the setup makes it too easy to obtain an answer.\n\nHowever, this ends up not working to the member's credit in the long run, as they do not learn the actual technique to solving their own problems.  It is their loss, though I still consider it unethical to profit (even if it is merely through points) off of these sort of questions.
82161
I think they are short-sighted, rescuing their kids from the difficulty of homework now at the expense of the children being able to learn on their own later on.  The same goes for kids who come on this website looking for answers that they can just copy down verbatim, instead of just getting a push in the right direction.  \n\nThat said, I think a lot of the homework teachers assign these days is busywork, something for the kids who catch on quickly to do while the teacher works with the struggling kids.  I also think that teachers assign unrealistic projects to the kids.  I can't believe they really expect a 5th grade kid to "construct an authentic log cabin without using lincoln logs, demonstrating 6 features from the novel" (one of the assignments my son got this year), without some parental help.  \n\nIn things like this, I try very hard to let my kids do what they can do themselves, and only step in when adult assistance as needed.  As a result, our projects are often a bit cruder than some of the kids who had parents do it all, but I comfort myself with the knowledge that my kids learned a lot more from the project.
775542
I actually had this problem in the tenth grade when I was attending high school. The difference was that I was the one who was constantly asking friends to let me copy their work, and it was only because I wouldn't do my homework and used people. It got to the point where my friends refused to let me copy offf of them and then one day a friend snapped at me telling me to do my own damn work! when my friend showed how annoying I was, it really hurt, yet I knew what she was talking about. So I didn't ask anymore and instead I did my work. Last attempt though, if the girl keeps on, tell her that you don't have time to help her, but if she really doesn't understand it, tell her to get tutoring. You could talk to your teacher after class and exlpain the problem while not making it out like your friend's a cheater, and encourage your teacher to call a one on one tutor session to break the ice. The important thing is to stand up for yourself!
389694
I'm so tired of lazy people asking for the answers to their homework. I don't mind helping people if they at least try to do it themselves. Kids these days want everything handed to them, they don't want to work for anything, it makes me so mad!
669818
I bet it's because the they want the points.  If they say "Do your own GD homework, they probably don't know the answer, anyway.  In any case, the more polite thing to do, if you really want those points, is give a person advice on how to get the answer that they are looking for.  Sometimes, people just need a place to start.
947353
Better yet, why dontcha answer your own homework so you can learn?