how much is a Ph.D. worth, anyway?

Plagiarism is not just the scourge of harried high school teachers.

Clearly they think it was outrageous that Mr. X plagiarized my work. But they do not yet see that Mr. X got away with what he did precisely because he did not have a professor who checked all of his sources. They do not yet see that I check their sources so that I can teach them a skill and a principle that could keep them from someday losing a degree, a job, or a reputation.

Think the last sentence is overstatement? Read the article. It's not.