Analysis Of Article Cheating In School Reflects Basic Confusion In Society

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There has been cheating in schools, workplace and in the government system since the early times. Today students cheat occasionally to try and get ahead on their work, to just get the work done, and to get an unfair advantage on test and quizzes. Today’s culture sees that cheating is not a big deal and decide to do it. IN Mari Pearlman’s article I agree with what she stated. Cheating is everywhere and today’s children see that at their households because of their parents. Students believes that if their parents cheats on their income taxes that they are allowed to cheat on school work. In Mari Pearlman’s article Cheating in School Reflects Basic Confusion in Society L.A Times (August 22, 1999) she claims “ Teachers are particularly frustrated

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