It is hard to argue that cheating in school is becoming easier and easier as our technology advances and it is not going away, some people even claim that cheating is more prevelant today than ever. In a recent survey out of one Midwestern school based off of 100 students it was found that 74% of the students had shared answers with a classmate during a test at least once in their lifetime. Richard Pérez-Peña, in an article for The New York Times, says that the rise we are supposedly seeing in cheating may be due to the internet making students able “to connect instantly with answers, friends to consult, and works to plagiarize.” Pérez-Peña also says it could be due to the greater tolerance for cheating and his claim that “both schools and
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Cheating is not a valid learning tool. My alma mater, Woodrow Wilson High school’s mission statement is “Develop Competent Contributing Citizens,” and this is the goal high schools strive for, they want to make their students the best future citizens they can be. This goal cannot be achieved when students are cheating. When a student cheats on work that is meant to teach, they are cheating themselves of knowledge needed to move on with the class and move on with life. It is possible to cheat and move on in school occasionally but that is solely because some of the work is based more off of practical answers rather than answers that make sure students understand what is being taught. In an interview with Everett McCracken, a Stadium high school and University of Washington graduate, McCracken stated “[College professors] question you in a way to make sure you understand what’s going on as opposed to just knowing how to jump through the hoops.” While this method of questioning seems to solve the problem of students not learning the content, it can still be gotten around by students utilizing the technology that most carry in their pockets. Students who attempt to rely on cheating as a learning tool and as a means of easy advancement through school will never learn the things they need to know in order to be successful on their
Cheating is not a valid learning tool. My alma mater, Woodrow Wilson High school’s mission statement is “Develop Competent Contributing Citizens,” and this is the goal high schools strive for, they want to make their students the best future citizens they can be. This goal cannot be achieved when students are cheating. When a student cheats on work that is meant to teach, they are cheating themselves of knowledge needed to move on with the class and move on with life. It is possible to cheat and move on in school occasionally but that is solely because some of the work is based more off of practical answers rather than answers that make sure students understand what is being taught. In an interview with Everett McCracken, a Stadium high school and University of Washington graduate, McCracken stated “[College professors] question you in a way to make sure you understand what’s going on as opposed to just knowing how to jump through the hoops.” While this method of questioning seems to solve the problem of students not learning the content, it can still be gotten around by students utilizing the technology that most carry in their pockets. Students who attempt to rely on cheating as a learning tool and as a means of easy advancement through school will never learn the things they need to know in order to be successful on their