| Prompt |
| Michael Josephson, president of the Josephsons Institute of Ethics, said: “The evidence is that a willingness to cheat has become the norm and that parents, teachers, coaches and even religious educators have not been able to stem the tide. The scary thing is that so many kids are entering the workforce to become corporate executives, politicians, airplane mechanics and nuclear inspectors with the dispositions and skills of cheaters and thieves.” 2002 Report card on the Ethics of American Youth |
| Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) in which you respond to the assertions in the paragraph above. Use personal experiences and or recent political or economic events to further emphasize your position. (prompt from TUSD) |
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Writing Assignment: To Cheat or Not to Cheat
Respond to the following by clicking on the word "Comments" at the bottom of this post. Read carefully and respond thoughtfully.
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Cheating should never become the final choice in order to pass an exam, test, quiz, or anything for the matter. The first and only choice should be to buckle down and not play up to the day you have to take the test. People that usually wait until the last minute to study have an outcome of their test's having atrocious scores. The thought of failing sometimes gets the best of people, which gives them that minimal push to cheat on a test. I have had my own situtations where I didn't really study for a test and I really needed a good grade on the test, instead of me cheating I just tried my best and my outcome was a C+.
ReplyDeleteSandy Knowlton IV
Do you want to know if I think cheating is a good thing? Well, no, I do not think it is a good thing. There are three reasons why I say this. One is, cheating can get you into a lot of trouble. Another,is if you cheat you do not learn anything.The other is, if you cheat that means you have no self-confidence in yourself.
ReplyDeleteashley ratliff mw1
Cheating should not be a choice to have in mind at all when it comes to things such as taking test, quizzes, and etc. There have been several times I have thought about cheating either because I did not study or I was just to lazy to do the test on my own. Cheating is not a good thing to do because for one you are not lerning anything and it can get you in alot of trouble if the teacher finds out. I have been in a situation where I was caught cheating, but luckily the teacher took my test and let me do it over after school.
ReplyDeleteTerri Radcliff mw1
My opinion is that cheating shouldn't be a option in anybodys decision. I believe if you cheat it will cost you in the end.Cheating is a sign of low self confidence and self esteem.Everybody have thought of doing it before, but have probably thought secondly about the consequences.Cheating is not the way out but a longer failure in the long run.Cheating is NOT the solution!
ReplyDeleteCheating is a since of selfishness because think about how hard the next person did to complete the work you are coping from them. Cheating is something no one should do because it doesnt show the true potential of someones ability. There isn't a reason for anyone to cheat if you study and apply yourself to what you are doing. If anything the last result would be to fail other than cheat because you would feel bad about yourself at the end of the day... Now remember don't CHEAT!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteASHLEY FREEMAN MW1
Cheating is a lack of self discipline. We cheat to get to a higher point, but little that we know were bringing our self down!!!
ReplyDeleteDanterious Works
Cheating is wrong and very stupid. What is the whole point of cheating on an assignment or a job when you could just go to class and learn. The reason why so many people cheat is because we get scared and nervous and we dont want to fail so we decide to use someone else brain instead of asking questions. If people put more effort in there work then then cheating would not be choice to chose.
ReplyDeleteDevin Norwood
Have you ever heard the quote, "Cheaters never win"?? Some people think cheating is the key of life. I think cheating is very contagious though, because it seems like when you are around a cheater it rubs off on you and you began to cheat. Cheating should not be an option. People just seem to cheat on everything because they are too lazy to do, whatever it is, alone. If people put more forth and effort into their learning skills and school work cheating would not be an option.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard the quote, "Cheaters never win"?? Some people think cheating is the key of life. I think cheating is very contagious though, because it seems like when you are around a cheater it rubs off on you and you began to cheat. Cheating should not be an option. People just seem to cheat on everything because they are too lazy to do, whatever it is, alone. If people put more forth and effort into their learning skills and school work cheating would not be an option.
ReplyDeleteKelly Sistrunk
I personally believe that cheating is a lack of self disciplione. Cheating enables students the ability to learn for themselves and produce self thought. Even if the parents and teachers are allowing their students to cheat, it will only hurt the children in the long run. When children, or anybody, cheats, it might give them an "A" on an assignment now, but they would fail the test that counts later. All in all, "Cheaters never win".
ReplyDeletePamela Guinn
I think that cheating is not a good thing. To me it shows that the person can not do the job or task presented. If you cheat and make it then what will you do when you are at the top. How will a person cheat when you are the person people want to be. How will a person tell someone what they did to get were they are. Cheating will just create problems later. I would not advise anyone to cheat.
ReplyDeleteOctavious Parker
Cheating is not the way to get a good grade or become successful because you are only cheating yourself. You will only become dumber or achieve less than you want to. Cheating is also known as plagiarism and it is illegal. It can get you kicked out of college or fired.
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Michael C. MacMilller MW1
ReplyDelete"I'll get to it in a sec". So what happens when a "sec" turns a minute,and that minute turns into the next day? Failure is a part of life,its going to happen to everyone,cheating won't make it any better. When a person cheats they loose the whole purpose of doing the assinment. In the end it isn't worth it.
"I'll get to in a sec,I have plently of time". So what happens when a "sec" truns into a minute and when that minute turns into the next day? Failure is a part of life,everyone gose through it. When you cheat it makes you a even bigger failure. So in the end the end it's not worth it. MY FIRST ONE WAS BETTER BUT IT DIDN'T POST.
ReplyDeleteMICHAEL MACMILLER MW1
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