“The competent, conscientious teacher is the vital spark in education” as many would agree with. As one reflects on one’s own education, one can differentiate between the good teachers and the bad. But what makes a good teacher, and a bad teacher? For some it might have been the candy a teacher handed out, or the kind, patient characteristics that the teacher brought to the classroom. However, good teachers are defined by the teacher’s ability to teach a student to love learning and to grasp as much knowledge as possible. So, what are teachers doing wrong? Teachers are being pleased by requirements met from students, not by thorough learning and exploring a topic. “Instead of trying to master the knowledge of the course, students master how
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Furthermore, “students who reported the most cheating perceive their classrooms as being more focused on extrinsic goals, such as getting good grades, than on mastery goals associated with learning for its own sake and continuing improvement.” If students are cheating, it is because the teacher is not teaching. Yes, studying and staying on top of one’s homework is vital to learning, but so is teaching a classroom to fully understand all aspects of material. Another reason a student might cheat is because of “the tolerance of cheating by faculty.” When a teacher is not paying full attention to the students during quizzes or tests, they are teaching the students to view cheating as acceptable. Interestingly, “In a 1999 survey by the American School Board Journal, roughly half of teachers said that the threat of litigation discourages them from punishing student cheaters.” This is something that teachers are doing wrong. Students cannot be expected to stay academically honest when teachers are letting cheaters slide by. One last way in which teachers are promoting academic dishonesty and not promoting knowledge, is the way that they measure student’s …show more content…
“The knowledge gaps that result from this poor-quality instruction” and too much focus on a certain grade letter, “could have long-lasting effects beyond the GPA.” In fact, “young people who cheat in academics are more likely to cheat in other environments, such as workplace or business situations, and on taxes.” These are examples of real life situations of cheating. The most important point is that “grades don’t prepare children for the ‘real world’ – unless one has in mind a world where interest in learning and quality of thinking are unimportant.” Actually, one can start to see the decrease in the quality of thinking that is already happening in the world. By emphasizing the letter in the grade book, the future generations of the world are taught to focus too much on the perfection of life. Reality is that life will never be perfect even if one cheats to succeed and make it to the
Furthermore, “students who reported the most cheating perceive their classrooms as being more focused on extrinsic goals, such as getting good grades, than on mastery goals associated with learning for its own sake and continuing improvement.” If students are cheating, it is because the teacher is not teaching. Yes, studying and staying on top of one’s homework is vital to learning, but so is teaching a classroom to fully understand all aspects of material. Another reason a student might cheat is because of “the tolerance of cheating by faculty.” When a teacher is not paying full attention to the students during quizzes or tests, they are teaching the students to view cheating as acceptable. Interestingly, “In a 1999 survey by the American School Board Journal, roughly half of teachers said that the threat of litigation discourages them from punishing student cheaters.” This is something that teachers are doing wrong. Students cannot be expected to stay academically honest when teachers are letting cheaters slide by. One last way in which teachers are promoting academic dishonesty and not promoting knowledge, is the way that they measure student’s …show more content…
“The knowledge gaps that result from this poor-quality instruction” and too much focus on a certain grade letter, “could have long-lasting effects beyond the GPA.” In fact, “young people who cheat in academics are more likely to cheat in other environments, such as workplace or business situations, and on taxes.” These are examples of real life situations of cheating. The most important point is that “grades don’t prepare children for the ‘real world’ – unless one has in mind a world where interest in learning and quality of thinking are unimportant.” Actually, one can start to see the decrease in the quality of thinking that is already happening in the world. By emphasizing the letter in the grade book, the future generations of the world are taught to focus too much on the perfection of life. Reality is that life will never be perfect even if one cheats to succeed and make it to the