Why Cheating Is Wrong

Cheating is a device that students have been using to do well on academic assessments for generations. We all know students do it, but why? It is normally assumed that students do not know the material, and resort to looking at their classmate’s paper. Other factors contribute to a student’s choice to cheat. Ignorance as to what cheating constitutes makes students believe they are not cheating. Other students do not believe that they can be accepted to the colleges or universities they desire on their own merit. In their minds, cheating is the only way to succeed in a world where everything is based on how well you do compared to others. Cheating is wrong, but for students to jeopardize their integrity, there must be a legitimate reason. To get into a college or university, a high ACT score and GPA are necessary. Students find ways to bring in cheat sheets or program special applications onto their calculators in order to do the best they can. But …show more content…
For subjects such as science or history it is simple- make flash cards and continuously quiz. But how do you (is this an okay use?) study for math or grammar? When I was a freshman in high school, I was in an Advanced Honors Algebra II class. This was the first math class that had ever challenged me. When I got my first test grade back, I was quite unhappy with the less than par grade I had received. After repeatedly making bad grades on my tests, my dad told me that I needed to learn how to study math. This was a foreign concept to me. I could not make flash cards or memorize a diagram. My teacher gave me extra book problems and the answers for extra practice. Luckily, I learned this skill early. Other students are not so lucky. Because these subjects require an intense knowledge of the material, some students never grasp the concept well enough to perform well on assessments. Cheating is often easier and less humiliating than going to the teacher before class for extra