Discussion of Intellectual Honesty

The other day, a student asked me why an answer he gave for one of the questions on a quiz was wrong. I asked him, "Do you also want to know why the answers you got right - were right?" The student said to me, "No, I got those questions right. I only want to know why my answer was wrong." I then said to the student, after much discussion with the class, "Let me ask you this question; do you care more about the answer or more about the grade that you received?" Before the student could answer me, I asked the class to look up the meaning of "Intellectual Honesty." I put the following before the class for discussion. "What does Intellectual Honesty mean to you? "What do you think is the larger issue or point of the exercise?" For discussion purposes, you should also comment on at least one other student's post.