Nothing is worse than feeling helpless and hopeless. Being dependant on someone else for knowledge is guaranteed to lead to loss of self esteem and self respect. When we are approaching our Higher School Certificate it sometimes seems that there is too much to do and there are too many complicated ideas to grasp. In desperation we can begin to think that cheating is the only way out. The famous mathematician Euclid, having opened a school of mathematics at Alexandria, was asked by King Ptolemy whether he could explain his art to him in an easier way. “Sire,” said the geometrician, “there is no royal road to learning.” So it is for all of us. We must earn our own knowledge. The HSC All My Own Work Program is designed to help students learn to use the commonly accepted principles and practices of scholarship. It explains what sources of information should be acknowledged and how to do so properly. It targets the illegal use of information through plagiarism and copyright. Finally AMOW ...