Dbq Honor Code

Every school, no matter its ranking, faces the possibility of plagiarism. As a result, honor codes have been implemented as a solution. By definition, these codes are established to ensure that each and every student develops and executes a sense of integrity. These codes could alter the environment of a school, whether it has more severe punishments than another. The integrity of these codes solely depends upon the actions and influences of the students. Schools, including my own, should maintain their honor code if it presents fair expectations and illustrates a positive way of developing stronger morality.

Schools should maintain their honor codes if the rules do not make the students uncomfortable. The concept of having more rules to follow

When walking into school, students, more often than not, would like to know that their teachers entrust them to complete an assignment faithfully. However, if a student does cheat or plagiarize, it is up to the teacher to take action. In order for the honor code to work, students should know their teachers trust them to complete an assignment faithfully. For instance, Bacall’s cartoon in Document A demonstrates actions of stronger honor codes to stop plagiarism and cheating with the use of cameras. Meanwhile, this action of inserting cameras in classrooms would only make students tense, feel pressured and intimidated, which ruins their education and comfort in their school environment. This is the opposite of what students expect when coming to school. On the contrary, when entering a class on the first day of my high school, students read the honor code, which entitles each student the right to speak up but does not only bestow the responsibility on them; students are expected not to cheat but also to speak up if you feel uncomfortable doing so. Therefore, students feel comfortable in the school environment and the honor code works

Honor codes differ amongst schools; however, each one provides a sense of how the school is run. The retributions listed in the honor code shows the freedoms the staff provides the students. Document C states that the success of honor codes “depends on ‘culture of academic integrity’ that leads students to take enforcement of the rules seriously.” In other words, the fairness and expectations of the school match with the students’ capabilities and interests, then the code will work. With some experience, I am able to see that it is important for both students and faculty to reach a consensus and find suitable terms; as a result, each goal is achieved and future confrontation can be