Why do we need to prevent cheating in students?
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So that they don't grow up to be a parasite.. "Dependent"\n\nThey should learn to do work out on their own..
392154
I also wonder why it has to be that way. I believe that learning does not depend on how well you do on your exams (because you can cheat) but how you use your knowledge to get on with life. Final exams are done like that to test students if they've learned anything and of course, to make our life miserable. *sighs*
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I personally think that it's in the student's best interest to taught about how to protect themselves. There should be a message in there about abstinence, though. People have to understand that no matter how much you tell students not to have sex and educate them about the risks, they're still going to do it. The best way to keep them safe is to educate them about how to be the safest they can and not have any life-ruining consequences come of it. If they aren't educated about protection and are only taught about abstinence, the students who decide to have sex regardless of being taught about abstinence will not know how to protect themselves correctly and could end up with an STD or pregnant.
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I've never cheated on a math test, so no I haven't been caught cheating.  I'd rather fail (and trust me I don't want to fail) then live with knowing that I cheated.
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Most schools now revolve  around mandatory test. that way they can get the students to pass it. It ridicules that there are so many standardized test for students to take.
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Students change school systems and face new requirements (testing...).\nAlso the language factor. Some schools work very well with students from different countries and in some areas they don't know what to do.\nAnother problem is that some students come from very poor areas and they didn't have good schooling. Students with good schooling learn English earlier and better.
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it is not as easy to cheat, in fact with all the new standards i would say that it is harder. Plus the consequences are worse, (expulsion) \n\nBTW: I think you meant are not is
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1.  It's quite common for professors not to return exams.  I've taken courses at 3 different schools, from community college to graduate school, and I've had professors do this at all 3 institutions.  It's also the policy for the courses I teach.  \n\n2.  As the other responses have mentioned, it's done largely because professors will either use the same exam, or similar exams, in different quarters.  Thus, if the exams are readily available, it inflates students' grades in subsequent semesters rather than giving an accurate measure of their progress in the course.  All the professors (and myself as a TA) who have done this do make the exams available for students who wish to see them by coming into their office and discussing the scores.\n\n3.  While storage space is nice, keeping the exams has the added benefit of protecting both the professor and the student.  If the student challenges their grade, the professor will have the exams handy to check for possible errors.  If the student has the test and loses it, then it simply becomes a matter of he-said, she-said thus creating much hassle for both.  As for boosting marks, that does nothing to increase the reputation of the university, and probably in fact would diminish that reputation.  Think about it:  if all the students get excellent grades because old exams are readily available for them to copy, that doesn't say much about the abilities of the students, except perhaps that they need to be spoon-fed in order to succeed.
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I agree with everything in the previous post.  Guidance becomes particularly important when schools start streaming students.  Students must be advised which level of a certain course is appropriate for their ability level and for their future goals.  To get into many universities, students must have a specific level for certain courses.  This is when guidance and subject teachers work in close collaboration to ensure that students' ability and future goals are matched with the appropriate courses. \n\nFurther, the responsibility of guidance has broadened to include any personal problems that students may be having.  Education is not only curriculum; if a student is having difficulty at home for example, s/he will not be able to use their full potential.  This again, is where guidance and subject teachers work collaboratively.
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How about you do your own homework?  This question totally reeks of an essay assignment you were given at school.  Wouldn't you rather EARN a decent grade then have one given to you?  If you keep cheating in life, you might get a good grade or a job, but you won't have the practical knowledge to apply what you've learned when it comes to it.
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I taught in a public school for three years.  The "powers that be" actually told me to stop grading for grammatical and spelling errors, saying all of my students would fail.  That is a travesty.  From my perspective as a teacher, ignorance (which is what I believe you are really asking) is on the rise.  Despite compulsory education, it almost appears to me that we are reverting to a 19th century-like model with an educated few and masses of ignorance.
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So you want to cheat rather than learn?  Why not ask your teacher for help?  Or a tutor?
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I think it's more of a threat if it is something that would be on your record that would be released to the college. Cheating/plagiarizing has become a huge problem in all universities that I think schools are taking it a bit more seriously nowadays.  However, it does not ruin changes of ever getting into college, just maybe to some more exclusive schools.
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They are too lazy, and there is too much focus on getting the right answer. If we were to allow students to work on mre open ended problems, real life situations, where there isnt one right or wrong answer they would be less likely to cheat. Its only when the pressure is on finding that one true answer that they get tempted to cheat, expecially when that one answer is difficult to find.
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And another thing - won't this person's teacher know (s)he cheated, when the assignment turned in clearly isn't in the student's usual wording or of his/her usual quality? In this day and age, teachers must be pretty good at spotting "cut-and-paste-from-wikipedia"-papers, as well as papers written by other people than the student in question.\nAnyway, thanks for bringing this up, it's nice to see that a lot of people are somewhat annoyed by students using Y! answers as their free, effortless homework-service. :o)
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Because there are those who think we should not fail anyone who takes a test.  It might say to them they are not as good as little Johnny.\n\nLiberalism is going NUTS!
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cheating can get you expelled from school.