In recent years, the decline of integrity has shown its effects in many profound ways. Integrity - the quality of being honest and having moral principles, is becoming increasingly devalued by the culture of today's society. Numerous studies indicate we are overwhelming our students by pressuring them to exceed in life beyond their capabilities. Often these measures that lead them to “success” come with unnecessary complications and are achieved in a dishonest manner. These small “harmless” actions taken by students worldwide are becoming an unwelcome commonality in classrooms around the globe, and are adding up to become a major problem.
We live in a fast pace world where “the faster the better” is the motto many live by. Everyday, many …show more content…
Pushing them in a negative way can lead to a life of excessive anxiety and stress. Homework is the basis of an American education, you go to school, learn the skills, and go home to practice them. Simple, right? In 2002, Cooper, Robinson, and Patall established the 10 minutes guidelines for homework. They state that based on research studies the maximum time students should be completing homework per night should be based on one's grade level. For every grade level, a student should be doing 10 minutes of homework before the effectiveness of the homework diminishes. Homework was designed to test the skills learned in class at home, and it is a useful tool to increase a student's knowledge if used correctly. According to this system, students in high school should be doing no more than 2 hours of work each night, however, this is not the case. A study by the University of Phoenix College of Education shows that high school students are doing an average of three and a half hours of homework every night, over an hour and half more than the recommended time based on the study. Homework is becoming over assigned and leading many …show more content…
In 2015, Robin Thicke, was fined 7.4 million dollars for his hit “Blurred Lines” having extreme similarities to Marvin Gaye’s song “Got to give it up”. Thicke contested the verdict arguing his song was derived of original work and only “drawing of the feel” of Gaye’s song. Thicke’s song sounds undeniably similar to Gaye’s song, and should have been further prosecuted, instead he received a fine equal to a small portion of his vast music earnings. What leads us to repress our inner creativity and give us the audacity to steal others work? Plagiarism should not be prosecuted by imposing a fine on one's music royalties or giving students a chance to try again -it should be comparable to the theft of one’s money, and prosecuted in the same manner. We are allowing our youth to get away with “murder” in the context of plagiarism, and they are carrying the behaviors learned in their student years into their adult life. Small actions that “will not matter in 20 years” are adding up quickly, and causing a large decline in the value of genuine, honest, and original work. This is creating generations that do not value integrity and are turning towards immoral methods to lead themselves to
We live in a fast pace world where “the faster the better” is the motto many live by. Everyday, many …show more content…
Pushing them in a negative way can lead to a life of excessive anxiety and stress. Homework is the basis of an American education, you go to school, learn the skills, and go home to practice them. Simple, right? In 2002, Cooper, Robinson, and Patall established the 10 minutes guidelines for homework. They state that based on research studies the maximum time students should be completing homework per night should be based on one's grade level. For every grade level, a student should be doing 10 minutes of homework before the effectiveness of the homework diminishes. Homework was designed to test the skills learned in class at home, and it is a useful tool to increase a student's knowledge if used correctly. According to this system, students in high school should be doing no more than 2 hours of work each night, however, this is not the case. A study by the University of Phoenix College of Education shows that high school students are doing an average of three and a half hours of homework every night, over an hour and half more than the recommended time based on the study. Homework is becoming over assigned and leading many …show more content…
In 2015, Robin Thicke, was fined 7.4 million dollars for his hit “Blurred Lines” having extreme similarities to Marvin Gaye’s song “Got to give it up”. Thicke contested the verdict arguing his song was derived of original work and only “drawing of the feel” of Gaye’s song. Thicke’s song sounds undeniably similar to Gaye’s song, and should have been further prosecuted, instead he received a fine equal to a small portion of his vast music earnings. What leads us to repress our inner creativity and give us the audacity to steal others work? Plagiarism should not be prosecuted by imposing a fine on one's music royalties or giving students a chance to try again -it should be comparable to the theft of one’s money, and prosecuted in the same manner. We are allowing our youth to get away with “murder” in the context of plagiarism, and they are carrying the behaviors learned in their student years into their adult life. Small actions that “will not matter in 20 years” are adding up quickly, and causing a large decline in the value of genuine, honest, and original work. This is creating generations that do not value integrity and are turning towards immoral methods to lead themselves to