ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Academic paper mill

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes you have to write essays or stories for school? Well, there are some people who don't want to do the work themselves, they want someone else to do it for them, and that's where academic paper mills come in.

An academic paper mill is like a factory that makes essays and other school assignments, but they don't make them just for anyone. They make them for people who are willing to pay for them. So, someone who doesn't want to do their own work can go to a paper mill and tell them what they need. The paper mill will then have one of their workers write the essay or assignment for them.

But here's the thing, this is cheating. It's not fair for someone to pay for an essay instead of doing the work themselves. Plus, it's not a good way to learn. When you do your own work, you learn new things and practice your skills. But if you always have someone else doing your work, you won't learn anything and won't improve.

So, it's important to always do your own work and not cheat. Otherwise, you're not really learning anything and you might get in trouble.
Related topics others have asked about: