FREE ESSAY ON CHEATING - WHAT ARE ITS EFFECTS?

CHEATING - WHAT ARE ITS EFFECTS?

Cheating
There are many problems in the world everywhere we go. Businesses, school, homes. There
is a big problem in schools, especially high school. Cheating is a big problem for
teachers and a headache to have to watch out for. Teens have figures that it is okay to
cheat because everyone does it. Dishonesty has become a big factor in today society, and
this effects everyone in some way. Cheating effects everyone in some way.
Cheating occurs everyday, in every school. Cheating occurs even in the nicest schools,
including private schools. This usually occurs when someone does not study for a test or
just does not feel like thinking. Also, one might do it because he knows he can get away
with it. There is a wide range of cheating that can go on in schools. It can be a simple
as copying one word, to copying the whole test. Whatever the extent of the cheating, that
does not make it right. In today's society, teens just assume that cheating is an
exceptable way of getting through test. They don't care even though they know the
consequences. 
Cheating effects me because when I study, someone else may do better than me because they
cheated. This may ruin the curve for the class. And that is not fair because I could have
gotten a better score. With that, sometimes I feel taken advantage of when someone kind
of glances over at my paper. I don't always cover it up, but sometimes I do. Cheating can
also make a person loose respect for you. They may figure that they can always cheat off
of you. This will become a routine, and they will always do it. This effects my
motivation to learn because I figure that studying is not worth it anymore. I figure that
since everyone is cheating, I mind as well not study as hard. This can be frustrating
because it ruins the learning environment in the classroom.
Cheating widely effects others also. Excepting cheating only sends a negative massage to
everyone. We are saying that teachers don't care, and you can get away with it. It shows
how low out society has stooped to just get a grade. No matter what the motivation to
cheat, the bottom line is that it is wrong. But today, so many do it, teachers have to
watch even more carefully, and trust is broken forever. Trust is broken between everyone.

In conclusion, we have faced the problem of cheating. We know it is there. But now the
question is: What shall we do about it? That is hard because there are so many dishonest
people who do not care in this world. For now, all we can do it tighten down on cheaters.
And just don't let them cheat. If everyone would guard themselves against cheaters, they
might give up. Of course that means we can't cheat off of others. We need to build back
up our trust of people, because without trust our world will crumble