is cheating in school wrong?

Question

think about it. cheating on a test is one thing, but what about copying math assignments or things like that? so much of schoolwork is monotonous and grueling, not to mention completely pointless. if teachers dont want kids to cheat, they need to make their work loads reasonable. any opinions? im just curious to what everyone else thinks, especially teachers.

ok, some good answers, alot of stupid ones. There was one from a teacher saying that she assigns reasonable assignments, yet students still cheat off them. i'm not talking about reasonable assignments, im talking about when teachers constatly assign large portions of homework that give no learning benefit at all (and dont say that never happens, because it does). and im not going to choose a best answer just because i agree with it.

Answer 1

There is no clear answer to this question, though cheating is morally wrong there are situations which it may be acceptable. An example of why not to cheat is I cheated through every Spanish I took in High School and got A's in them but when I got to college, I'd have to start all over at the beginning level that doesn't count toward a minor or degree because I don't know any Spanish. An example of when I see cheating fit is say you are going through some rough times, say your girlfriend/boyfriend left you, there is a problem at your job and you just don't have much time and your teacher assigns a tedious and repetitive homework assignment that you understand after the first 4 questions. And graduate schools heavily look on your GPA so there is no point in ruining your future for having the "I didn't cheat and that's all that matters" but you have to learn from your classes or otherwise getting into graduate school won't matter.

Summed up, cheating/getting help from a friend should be used in moderation

Answer 2

Of course copying homework is cheating - it's cheating yourself, and cheating the person whose paper you copy. You may consider the work pointless, but perhaps that's simply because you don't want to do it. Most teachers assign homework to check your ability to apply the lesson taught that day.

When you copy someone else's work, you cheat yourself. You don't demonstrate your mastery of the material or practice the skill that you were taught.

When you copy someone else's work, you cheat the other student. SOMEONE has to do the work; why should it be them and not you? Also, if you are caught, both of you (probably) will get a zero for the assignment.

As a teacher, I make an effort to keep work loads reasonable. I almost always give time in class for students to begin the assignment, so I can assist those who need one-on-one help. Most of my daily assignments can be completed in 15 or 20 minutes - or less. I don't that that's unreasonable, do you? And yet, I still have students who try to copy work, simply because they're too lazy to do it on their own.

Answer 3

If you know what you need to know for a test, then yes, go ahead and cheat. If you don't need to do all 923742 math problems assigned to know how to work a formula, then yeah, copy to your heart's content.

I know some people will say it's "wrong" to cheat, and there's no reason to pay attention to them. When teachers don't seem to have any limits to how much homework they can assign, and when they assign it like it's the ONLY thing you're going to do when you get home, it's perfectly understandable to look for shortcuts. There were plenty of times in high school when I just flat out didn't do homework because it was too stressful trying to get it all done. I graduated from High School not too long ago, and trust me in college copying stuff from other students is perfectly fine as long as you can take the tests without cheating.

Answer 4

Cheating in sis wrong. It doesn't help anyone. Those who think it helps the teacher are clueless. Why would teachers want to skew scores even more than they already are? Most teachers are there to help students learn and if students are cheating they certainly aren't learning. In addition, be aware that teachers aren't as stupid as some people who have answered seem to think. It is almost always clear when a student is cheating. All you have to do is have a conversation with them to really figure out what they know and don't know. Cheaters only hurt themselves in the long run, especially as it appears that if you have no pride in what you do know then you have no pride in yourself or abilitIEs or one may surmise that you think so poorly of yourself that you can do no better than cheat--ie you have low self-esteem......just a little something to chew on. One should also remember that a good teacher always attempts to make their workload reasonable and the assignments meaningful....but just as any profession, not all teachers are good teachers.

Answer 5

Well, it all depends on your integrity. The point of schoolwork/homework is to practice what you learned in class, so you can pass tests/exams. It can also vary. If you already know the subject/topic, then maybe it's okay. I'm not saying it's okay to cheat, but many of us in our lives will cheat more than once. I honestly have never cheated on a test, but I do share answers with my close friends. Sometimes, I would be swamped with work, and I wouldn't have time to actually do my homework. So my friends give me the answers. Now, in school, this is considered wrong. I'm not a teacher, so I won't say don't do it completely. Kind of balance it. As long as you don't live off of cheating, you should be fine. Try to do your work as much as you can. I mean really do it. Maybe if you can't get a few problems, then ask your friends.

Answer 6

some of the answers on here are just dumb, such as those who say cheating is wrong, but only if you get caught, or it's only wrong if you cheat on a test. Whats up with that? For those of you who swear cheaters will end up with a career at mcdonalds because of cheating, you're just dumb. I cheated in junior high and highschool, and I've even cheated a few times in college. But the only classes I've ever cheated in are classes in which I'll never need that knowledge again. Why should I waste my time learning the periodic table of elements for a chemistry class, when I'm a psychology major? Schools will always make you take general courses, but I'd rather spend my time studying for a class in which I"ll actually be using in my career. I'm not saying that it's right, but don't think for a second that I'm headed for McDonalds University just cause of cheating. I do think it's wrong to cheat off of others. Other people who do take the time to study every word of the textbook honestly deserve an A. If you're gonna cheat, do it on your own.

Answer 7

Cheating... the loser's way to pass to a level beyond their comprehension. It is a losing game however you look at it... be it a grade or a lover. Sooner or later, it will come back and bite you in the butt. I'm sure that at one point or another everyone has cheated at some point. However, what do you gain? A passing grade based on someone else's work? Certainly no knowledge other than how to get away not getting caught and getting a passing grade. And what does that grade stand for? Aboslutely nothing worth while... a higher score? In what? You knowledge on how to beat the system? Yet your knowlege remains at an all time low. Career path: Con Person. Getting something for nothing.

Answer 8

The point is you getting and education. The only person you're cheating, in the end, is you. But you may also be cheating your classmates. If you cheat to the point you get awarded a scholarship when someone who didn't cheat is more deserving then you cheated them and yourself. The hardest teacher I had was an English teacher in high school. She pile more homework on us than any teacher i've ever had by at least 3 to 1. Buy 30 years later I still know parts of speach and sentence structure better than anyone I know. I credit it to her working us so hard.

Answer 9

Cheating is absolutely and always wrong -- mostly because the cheater cheats and hurts him/her self. Self-worth, self-confidence, self-discipline -- these things are even more important than the things you learn in school. And believe me, you learn a lot more than you realize, and a lot more if you do the work than if you cheat, manipulate, always take short cuts or the easy way out, and never do your best. Too much pride or a holier-than-thou ('goody-two-shoes') attitude is not good, but nothing is worse than low self-esteem. Cheating is a short cut to ultimate failure in life, if only emotionally and spiritually. So be true to yourself as a person of value.
You don't have to always give every assignment your very best effort. You have to learn to manage your time and prioritize it. But always try to do work that you can take honest (not false) pride in. Assume it will be read aloud to the class or published in the school newspaper - whatever. Because later in life, on the job, you will have to take full responsibility for the quality of your work and live with the consequences.

Answer 10

Why do you even ask the question? If you think it is wrong, you shouldn't do it. If you don't think it is wrong and others do, will that change your mind?

Let's change the scenario. Competing in the Tour de France is monotonous and grueling, not to mention completely pointless. If the organizers don't want riders to cheat, they need to make the race easier. Make sense?

You might say that there is a reward for winning the Tour, but there is also a reward for learning things in school. It's called a life.