Cheaters for life
Take a look at the story attached to the title of this posting. What do you think about the report and its implications for your future. Please respond by Tuesday, Nov. 23.
posted by Neal Haldane @ 7:48 AM
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In high school I never cheated on a test, so basically I am not likely to cheat on my taxes, lie to my boss or lie to my significant other. That's good for me. I guess I will have to ask any future boyfriends if they ever cheated on a test in high school and how many times. That will tell me if he's going to lie to me about something significant, at least according to this article it is.
When I read this article I was not surprised. I'm the oldest of my family and my younger siblings seem to have trouble with lying. The youngest is my brother, I find him having the most trouble telling the truth then my sisters. Though my brother and I are blood related and they are not, I feel that this applies to us as a whole. It scares me sometimes that this trend is only getting worse and makes me wonder, what my children will be up against. This also reminds me that not everyone is good and to cover my own back.
These implications are a little scary. In high school I never once cheated because I was always so afraid of getting caught I also knew that it would just hurt me in the end. So instead of cheating I always studied because I knew that studying would get me good grades on tests, so I would get a good grade in the class so I would have a good GPA to get me into college. I do not believe that this implication is for all people. In high school I never let people copy off of me. I believe that this is not true for all people so this is a negative generalized statement about out generation that cannot be proven completely true.
The study indicates that people in high school who lied or cheated on tests are more likely to lie and cheat in their lives as adults. I believe that this is true, because they develop bad habits in high school that they carry with them throughout college and the rest of their lives. I did not cheat on tests in high school and I do not see myself as the type of person to cheat on my husband or lie to my boss in the future. I feel that developing a strong moral code as a child will determine how an adult acts in the future. I do believe that elders are less likely to lie and cheat than high school students, because they have experienced the challenges of life. They have seen the negative consequences of lying and cheating.
When I was in high school, I never cheated on tests or significant assignments so I'm happy that most of the findings from the survey don't apply to me. Personally, I don't think cheating and lying will truly lead to one's success because the "success" would be built on false actions therefore you don't emotionally or educationally gain anything positive. I'm very happy about the fact that I won't lie and cheat throughout my life. The easy way isn't always the best way and honesty is key.
The results of the study did not surprise me one bit. In the short life I have lived so far I have already encountered people lying and cheating in the classroom, in the workforce, and toward the government. In high school almost everyone cheated. There was of lying and cheating at a company I worked for which was the main reason I quit. What I have noticed is that some of the smartest and sweetest people cheat. The problem is ,like the study said, people believe there is no other way than to cheat. It starts off with certain people who, when presented with a difficult task, don't want to fail so they cheat. When those people do well and the others fail then some of the other people begin to cheat just to compete with the cheaters. Eventually, to the higher authority the situation looks like a few people just don't understand how to do the task. However, if no one cheated in the first place then the person of authority might realize the standards are a little too high and lower the bar for everyone. This way people would be awarded by their abilities in the task at hand and not their ability to cheat. I've also noticed the younger people are the more they think lying and cheating is acceptable. My niece is fourteen and I hate to say this but sometimes I'm not sure I can believe the words coming out of her mouth. The future for me does not look good. If I have to compete with cheaters for the rest of my life then I have to work very hard and be much better than them without their advantage.
I did not cheat in high school. Cheating will not get you very far unless you are pro at it in all situations. In the long run cheating in high school would only hurt me because then I would have a much harder time in college.Lying and cheating is not worth it and can get you in big trouble. It is not self-fulfilling when you succeed at something by cheating; it is when you succeed on your own. It is scary that children are getting worse because who knows what the world will be like years from now. Cheaters make life extremely unfair for those who don't cheat and it makes me upset.
What really gets me about this survey occurs towards the end, where 90% of teens said they were satisfied with their ethics and morals, when in the questions preceding this many of them admitted to things like cheating their way through school, cheating on taxes, going on the Internet at work, lying to their bosses, etc. I think the world is going to end soon and a lot of people are going to a specific hot place, since the world is quickly becoming okay with lying, cheating, and stealing. Cheaters make me feel sad. I work hard to do well in school, and it makes me disappointed when others do nothing and get an equal or better score. It devalues my work, and in the long run will devalue my degree. When I get married one day, this report says I am not likely to cheat or lie to my spouse, so this bodes well for my future husband, the lucky guy. I hope my future husband didn’t cheat in high school either! I would never cheat on my taxes especially because the government scares me and has a lot of power these days.
This article did not surprise me because it really is sadly true. I know people that cheated their whole high school career. In the mix of things I caught them lying to me also. It's sad to read these facts and know many of them apply to the real world.
I believe this report to be relatively accurate. I think that if people believe that lying and cheating play an important role in succeeding, I believe that said people will lie and/or cheat. Also, age does play an important role in the cheating and lying attributes. Younger people may take an incentive from their elders (society and possibly family) to cheat and lie. Since I haven't cheated on tests in high school and I definitely do not believe that cheating is important to success, I don't think I will cheat in life. I may tell little white lies, but I won't lie on anything major.
This did not surprise me because some people will always cheat as a way to get by. And they are only harming themselves. Some don't even feel guilty for it! Cheaters just use other people to get by and that is their insecurity within themselves. I know when people have cheated and they just go on like nothing happened, sometimes there is even a specific person for them to cheat off of. But what happens when that person is gone? They are done for.
In high school I never cheated on a test. I sometimes wanted to, but I was always afraid that I would get caught. This study didn't surprise me when it said that if you cheat in high school that you will cheat later in life. This made sense because if you learn something when you are younger than you are more likely to do it later in life. This is just like learning a bad habit and not breaking that bad habit. I don't see myself cheating on any future significant others or lying to them or my boss. I truly believe that honesty is the best policy and that lying doesn't get you anywhere but in a deep hole. Cheating on things like taxes, knowing that people will double check it for any errors is scary to think about. If the people looking at my taxes and find an error than it is my fault and I have to pay for it. Overall, cheating on anything or anyone doesn't get you anywhere in life but in a deep hole that you have to climb out of.
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