Cheating Scandal Summary

Frequently throughout the article, Nathan discusses cheating as a part of college culture. She explains that certain forms of cheating have become more “accepted” in college society and that a student’s personal life and experiences must be factored into the reasoning behind cheating. Nathan (2005) uses student answers from her online posted query, in which she posed as a student, asking “When is it OK to cheat?” (p. 29). The answers of many of the students showed that many students recognize certain exceptions that would allow cheating to be seen as

Either the students cheat themselves or they are trying to cheat their professors. Some Rabbis even claim that it’s a big Issur of Gneivat Daat, but I disagree and think that the focus shouldn’t be on the Halacha perspective about cheating, but about the morals that as a school who represent the Jewish world. If we show the world of ethical and honest we are, not just we make the other religions loves us, but also we are going to make a big Kiddush Hashem. And I am a fervent believer that with this attitude of positivity, we will make a big change in and out of the university

into college. “Many educators say the culture of cheating takes root in high school, where the

The idea of cheating to attain rewards is no new concept. Throughout history, people have performed actions that contradict their morals in order to advance in society. Leaders, parents, and even children have taken shortcuts that strike at their integrity. In recent times, cheating has become more prominent than ever before. The concepts of honesty, fairness, and morality are not enforced, therefore, deception, fraud, and dishonesty prevail in the shadows. In Cheating Culture, written by David Callahan, the author addresses the issue of lying, deceit, and trickery in today's world, while also recognizing a change in the near future is within the people's grasp.

In the perspective of a Functionalist, a limited amount of crime is necessary of all societies (Farley and Flota 2013, 315). The cheating scandal that occurred at Stuyvesant High School would be described by Durkheim and other Functionalists as normal and beneficial to the entire high school. Deviance, in this case cheating, enables societies to adapt (Farley and Flota 2013, 315). By punishing the twelve students and speculating punishment for 54 other students, the hierarchy of the school system is being maintained (Baker 2012). The faculty is making it clear that the school rejects academic dishonesty which in turn helps define what is approved. Due to the large-scale that cheating occurred, the faculty had to adapt their policies to regain control. The following year, 17 cell phones were confiscated from students on the first day of school (Baker 2012). Although there was already a no cell phone policy in place, the staff acted in a stricter matter than before the cheating incident in to regain control over the students (Farley and Flota 2013, 315).

Chace, W. M. (2012). A Question of Honor: Cheating on campus undermines the reputation of our universities and the value of their degrees. Now is the time for students themselves to stop it. (Cover story). American Scholar, 81(2), 20-32.

Although there are probably more pressures to succeed now more than ever due to the recession and economic uncertainty surrounding this country, I believe certain variables are better represented in academic dishonesty as it pertains to term papers. Upper-class white males cheat more because of their socioeconomic status which gives them the greatest opportunity to cheat. Opportunity alone is no indication of a deviance; however this “gateway” likely plays on their lack of inner motivation towards higher education. This group comes from a privileged socioeconomic background which provides them with the “good life” early on, and when they have to accomplish real tasks in order to maintain such a status, such as writing term papers, it is easier for them to have it written than do it themselves. Their resources also allow for them to be able to afford using such services on a regular basis, which can become as costly as a bad drug habit. On the inverse, lower-class minority males end up getting caught more, due to being relatively new to such an arena of dishonesty and their membership to a subservient social class.

When asking a student do they think cheating is bad most will say yes and will even admit to cheating.Cheating doesn’t affect many students on a regular day basis until they have been caught red-handed.When it comes to cheating blame automatically goes to the student but what about the adult as well.Some teachers have admitted to seeing student cheat but haven't said anything because it was on homework.Some teachers have even gone to the depth of helping a student cheat on a test.There was a survey that was taken through all of the high schools asking students if they had ever cheated on a test, the results were that there were 64 percent who cheated,58 who plagiarised, and above all 95 percent of them admitted to cheating of some sort.(Academic Integrity Under Statistics paragraph 3 )Students cheat to make it through a semester and to make their parents proud.Students cheat simply because of lack of knowledge, pressure from the adult looking for them to do their best, and last lack of time.

The article, “Cheating the System,” states, “academic dishonesty can affect your life outside the classroom by eroding your moral standards”(Rohan 2). When a student cheats and does it successfully, they might think that cheating is okay when it is not. Rohan is explaining how cheating can affect student’s life because they do not know right from wrong. Cheating can affect how a person can live and think outside of

The data given shows that 47% of non-business students admitted to cheating at some time during their academic career.

As famous dramatist Sophocles said, “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.” Cheating is acting in an unfair manner to gain an advantage over others. Cheating can take place in multiple situations, such as in sports, relationships, and on tests. In today’s society cheating is frowned upon, but is overlooked in different situations. According to a study by conducted nocheating.org “80% of the country's best students cheated to get to the top of their class.” It is human nature to want to gain an advantage over others. The society we live in today is very competitive, and if someone can gain an edge on everyone else he or she will. Others do not feel that cheating is wrong and can be justified in some cases. Afterall there

Firstly, the author doesn't mention why there has been a recent increase in cheating cases among students. Is it because the students admitted in the college have a habit of cheating or perhaps, the exams are too tough to crack. Or the students cheating are on scholarship and must score the qualifying marks by hook or crook. Without, knowing the reason for sudden rise in cheating cases it is impossible to find a solution.

The reasons that enhance cheating among the college students include the presence of a culture that illustrates cheating among the students. In the book, Ariely used an example where an acting student was allowed in a class where the students were required to solve matrix that gave a sum of 10 (Kennedy et al. 441). The acting student was clearly cheating and he solved the matrix quickly and got awarded with some dollars. As a result, the rest of the students also cheated even though they did it in small doses. Therefore, the presence of a dishonest culture made the college students engaged in the experiment deem cheating as a virtuous behavior.

Many researchers have indicated that cheating is a serious problem on campuses (Bowers, 1964; Engler et al., 2008; Gallant, 2008; Leming, 1978; McCabe, Trevino, & Butterfield, 2001). Studies completed by Bowers (1964) and McCabe and Trevino (1996) revealed nearly identical results regarding student-cheating behavior despite the 30 year time span; both studies identified that

Results of the analysis show that on average. Half of the students do cheat in some form (males appear to have a higher tendency to cheat than females.)To check this, the dean would do well to make the examination process stricter. The hypothesis results however show some encouraging news. The cheating episodes appear to be less at this university than at other institutions. The dean may therefore make an attempt to create awareness against cheating so that students can become more