Why Cheating Is Wrong

Wrong! Do something about it. “Cheating is wrong in all cases, but is it only student’s fault or teachers’ too”

We all know and say that cheating is wrong, but the question is what we did about it. Everyone knows that cheating is wrong, and that the person who cheats are not only cheating others but also cheating him/ herself. This is something that we all say when we are asked about our opinion in front of people. In any wrong actions, not just cheating; society, people with authority and the cheater himself have a particular influence and contribute to the problem. Yes at the end, the student or the person that cheats are the one that face the consequences, but this is not the important concept here. The important concept is what rules and actions that should be taken in the future to prevent the students not only from doing it but also from thinking about it.

Students, specifically high school students have a lot of expectations from everyone around them; from their parents, teachers and even the colleges they are trying to pursue. Morally cheating is wrong, but some students don’t see that it is morally wrong, but see that it takes away the burden they have toward getting a numerically high grade. Other students who believe and act upon the fact that cheating is morally wrong have different opinion about cheating.

Mostly student who care about their grades and are considered above average students are the one who cheat, “According to the 1998 poll of Who's Who Among American High School Students, 80% of the country's best students cheated to get to the top of their class. More than half the students surveyed said they don't think cheating is a big deal – and most did not get caught” (Education testing service, 1999). These statistics could lead to insufficient ranking in the school and whether the students are truly learning the