Growing up, I was always inspired by the brave heroes of this century: Buzz Lightyear for his leadership, Ellie Fredrickson for her sense of adventure, and of course, Mike Wazowski, for his… realness. As a freshman in college, I find myself relating to Mike as he attempts to successfully navigate his way through the rigorous scare program at Monsters University. In an attempt to prove himself, Mike enlists a seemingly weak fraternity of misfits into the ultra competitive Scare Games. Ultimately, Sully cheats in the tournament because he is so afraid of failing for Mike’s sake. This situation might sound all too familiar if you’ve ever played a sport, participated in a competition or even gone to school. Therefore, it shouldn’t be surprising
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In this day in age, cheating has unfortunately become the norm. Students feel so pressured into doing well in school that they would rather cheat on an assignment than risk getting a bad grade. Despite making these poor choices, they are not bad students- just made bad decision makers. Ultimately, Casey argues that establishing honor codes and other methods of encouraging academic integrity will ultimately make students more ethical adults.
In reality, the a complicated problem like cheating is one that requires a much deeper solution. Before we can discuss possible solutions, we must reveal the roots of this issue. In other words- why do students cheat in the first place? Students cheat …show more content…
Therefore, creating an open environment for failure would boost students’ self confidence because it would make them more comfortable with learning as a process. According to Dr. Suzanne Lachmann of Psychology Today, many students have low self-confidence because they fear disapproving authority figures such as parents and teachers. Of course, as humans, it is impossible to be perfect 100% of the time; however, people still have a tendency to strive for perfection, rather than setting goals for their reaching potential. Students and adults both tend to feel stressed because they strive for perfection- not admitting to failure as an option. Ultimately, perfectionism leads to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health issues according to Dr. Gordon Flett of the American Psychological Association. But if the goal is “did you learn something,” then by cheating-regardless of how well you did on the assignment- the answer is obviously a “no.” Basically, if success is measured by improvement rather than by proximity to perfection, students will feel challenged to improve their own standards- rather than feel the need to cheat in order to make a certain grade.
In this day in age, cheating has unfortunately become the norm. Students feel so pressured into doing well in school that they would rather cheat on an assignment than risk getting a bad grade. Despite making these poor choices, they are not bad students- just made bad decision makers. Ultimately, Casey argues that establishing honor codes and other methods of encouraging academic integrity will ultimately make students more ethical adults.
In reality, the a complicated problem like cheating is one that requires a much deeper solution. Before we can discuss possible solutions, we must reveal the roots of this issue. In other words- why do students cheat in the first place? Students cheat …show more content…
Therefore, creating an open environment for failure would boost students’ self confidence because it would make them more comfortable with learning as a process. According to Dr. Suzanne Lachmann of Psychology Today, many students have low self-confidence because they fear disapproving authority figures such as parents and teachers. Of course, as humans, it is impossible to be perfect 100% of the time; however, people still have a tendency to strive for perfection, rather than setting goals for their reaching potential. Students and adults both tend to feel stressed because they strive for perfection- not admitting to failure as an option. Ultimately, perfectionism leads to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health issues according to Dr. Gordon Flett of the American Psychological Association. But if the goal is “did you learn something,” then by cheating-regardless of how well you did on the assignment- the answer is obviously a “no.” Basically, if success is measured by improvement rather than by proximity to perfection, students will feel challenged to improve their own standards- rather than feel the need to cheat in order to make a certain grade.