Studies shows that 51 percent of teens age 17 or younger believed that cheating was necessary for success, while only 10 percent of people older than 50 thought the same. I feel like people are stressed and pressured into cheating because everything is based on grade base and everyone wants to pass the classes. Technology makes cheating easy to do. A study in 2013 said that if you're parents are divorced you are most likely to cheat. Being religious does not predict cheating, a separate study found that people who believe in a kind and loving God are more likely to cheat than those who believe in an angry God. Cheating is not a good thing to do, but a lot of people have confessed to doing so. You aren't going to get a big reward for doing it besides passing a class. But if teachers or professors find out that you did cheat you might get kicked out of that class and won't get your credits for it.

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First, I’ve cheated before and the reason I cheated was because of lack of time to study or actually do the homework. Really this is kinda ridiculous that we go to school for seven and half hours come home and have more to do on top of everyday life. So we ask someone if they’ve got their homework done, if so they just copy. This has happened many times, in a study done by Stanford University the pressure of cheating is increased when they have to get good grades and have a job, chores, sports, and so on. Also in the study 98% of students high school and college have cheated. If you don’t believe me just go to your local google site google cheating study Stanford and click on the site from Stanford.edu. How to stop this? Not sure if you can unless you give lots of class time, or you are frankly a bum and have nothing else to do but study and do homework, because your parents have always wiped your butt. Thats not the case in most of our lives. So overall, yes cheating is increased by pressure.

Cheating, in the long run, probably doesn't help you succeed. Although, once in awhile I think it's acceptable. If someone forgets to do homework and it's due that day, then they can copy someones assignment. I mean, it's ONLY high school & it's ONLY a few assignments.

I read an article over a group of students that attend Harvard and there was one instance in particular where a student "cheated" and thought he did nothing wrong. The assignment was to write a paper, the student wrote it then asked another student to proof read it and suggest anything that needed to be fixed. Under the school's rules, thats cheating because the suggestions weren't the originals students complete work. But in my opinion, asking others to proofread a paper is a good idea simply because there are probably small things that are being missed.

In today's world, there's pressure to do and succeed in just about everything, so competing for the highest grades isn't something new. That's why they have a class rank...who's higher than the next person? Who's "smarter"? People cheat to achieve the highest possible score or rank. I think part of it comes with society..but also, in all reality there's not many people who haven't cheated on SOMETHING in their lifetime.

Grant, Tracy. "Harvard Freshmen Who Admitted Cheating on Homework Did Nothing Wrong." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 18 Sept. 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.

Even though cheating is wrong students have done it, are doing it, and will continue to cheat. The main source to cheating is just forgetfulness or just flat out laziness from students. Other reasons for cheating may be that students think that the lesson is pointless or they don't believe that it is important. In privateschool.about.com they believe that cheating is a survival instinct or "saving face" which can mean a desire to save oneself from angry assault from a parent or teacher; it means avoiding embarrassment; economic survival or a perceived pressure be it self-inflicted or by an external force. Another reason students cheat is because it offers an easy way out. Why do your own hard work when you can use someone else's work? I don't think that any of these excuses are good enough to not be doing your own work. In the long run it's going to affect the one cheating in a negative way.

Even though cheating is wrong students have done it, are doing it, and will continue to cheat. The main source to cheating is just forgetfulness or just flat out laziness from students. Other reasons for cheating may be that students think that the lesson is pointless or they don't believe that it is important. In privateschool.about.com they believe that cheating is a survival instinct or "saving face" which can mean a desire to save oneself from angry assault from a parent or teacher; it means avoiding embarrassment; economic survival or a perceived pressure be it self-inflicted or by an external force. Another reason students cheat is because it offers an easy way out. Why do your own hard work when you can use someone else's work? I don't think that any of these excuses are good enough to not be doing your own work. In the long run it's going to affect the one cheating in a negative way.

Cheating is not a good thing to do in school you can get in really big trouble if you get caught cheating. If you get get caught you can probably get expelled or suspended. In cheating -- a classroom epidemic. It says that American High School student, 80 percent of the country's best high school seniors cheated in their attempts to get to the top of the class. I think that if you want to get to the top of your class you should just study and do things that will help your school. You should try out for program to help or have a study group to help people study for a test them cheat. I think it is better to study than to cheat cause it not good to cheat and you can get in big trouble. Cheating should be stopped in all countries they should have a program that helps people study for test’s.

McCleaster, Sandra.”cheating--a classroom epidemic.” FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine Spring 2013:18. General OneFile. Web. 23. 2014.

I agree with you Kyle. Glass-castle.com says that 73% of students and grad students cheat. I think people cheat because they are under pressure and like this web site said, kids these days don’t have time to study with all the sports and stuff. Math and science are the courses where cheating occurs the most. With the increase in technology cheating is very popular on a computer because you can share a document with a friend or someone. This website said cheating is seen by many students as a means to a profitable end. Kids cheat mostly because they are pressured to get better grades.

Problems with cheating happen more than just on the student levels. The article I read Experts Divide on Responses to Cheating, the author talks about entire school systems cheating on standardized test to make their school look better. Schools are under pressure to have good test results, just like individual students are, because some state funding is based off of school performance. Some states send monitors from the state education department to schools to observe testing to insure honesty and so there is no cheating. I think this is ridiculous that schools are that desperate to do such a thing. This kind of messes with the students when they get their test results back because it tells them “oh I did good in this subject”, or they think, “oh if I can do good in this subject I’m going to do this when I get older.”

Samuels, Christina A. "Experts Divide on Responses to Cheating." Education Week. 10 Aug. 2011: 1-2. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

Cheating is yet another major problem in school. We see more and more students fall to new lows just to get the grade. But what adults really can't understand is why does the student cheat? Is it because the student is just lazy and didn't feel like studying? Sometimes that is the case depending on who the student is. The biggest reason for why students cheat is because of the pressure. They have parents breathing down their necks and teachers sternly telling them that this is a huge part of the students grade. That pressure could get so built up that the student starts to read the paper of the closest student. Or even feeling their cell phone in their pocket that could contain the answer they are looking for. It also doesn't help when their peers are encouraging to take the easy way out and to just cheat off the brainy kid in the class. Pressure to achieve academically is at extremely high levels. Between parents, teachers, and college reps sometimes the student gets so desperate that they behave out of the norm. It is extremely common in most high school students. "Cheating in School: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It | AboutOurKids.org." Cheating in School: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It | AboutOurKids.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2014.

Cheating is a problem in schools and colleges today. I have cheated before when i am pressured for good grades. When kids are failing or are striving to get good grades they are pressured to do things they may not normally do, cheat. Study shows that in the last 50 years the number of students cheating has skyrocketed, the students have started worrying more about the grade than the education. According to studies the two subjects that students cheat the most on are math and science. Cheating helps to get good grades but you don't actually learn it.

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Fighting test cheating has been along for a long time. As technology increases, it is easier and easier to cheat. According to Mr. Van Der Lindon wireless technology is a threat to the cheating program. Students think that they are being pressured into having good grades so they have to cheat to get a good grade. In East St. Louis, cheating was accepted practice. They said the test scores rocked compared to past years. Fewer than a dozen teachers and administrators lost their jobs over cheating in the 130 case the Journal-Constitution. I understand people need to put in the time to study, but some people have busy lives and can't study for every test.

Most students do cheat. It still does not mean it’s okay to do so. I admit that I have cheated on some homework. Cheating does not help you learn the material. If you cheat on one paper than the next day have a test, you won’t know how to do that problem or what to do when you come to it. It’s a lot easier to go to a teacher and ask for help if you don’t understand what to do or how to do the problem. In the article Cheaters justify gaming the school system I came across a question that made me think about it. “If you have a chance to cheat on an exam and with no risk at all of being caught, what's your choice?” What would you do? McCarthy, Colman. "Cheaters justify gaming the school system." National Catholic Reporter 20 Dec. 2013: 28. General OneFile. Web. 25 Apr. 2014.

I have never used my phone during a test but I have read in most of the article’s that students do use their cell phone to cheat. They will take pictures of cheat sheets and send it to other friends. I’ve never seen that done before but it’s possible. In Cellphones and children I read that “the use of cellphones has increased the menace of cheating during school and college exams.” I for one don’t have the “guts” to take my phone out during a test. I will after a test but not during. I feel that students should be focused on the test not the phones. Some kids can’t stand being away from their phones for 30 minutes. Me on the other hand, I don’t care if my phone dies or I leave it at home. It’s nice to go one day without a phone for a day. "Cellphones and children." Technology Times 25 Nov. 2012. General OneFile. Web. 25 Apr. 2014

Students have become so good at cheating they don’t get caught. Most teachers say if the student gets caught cheating that they will get a zero on the test or paper. People have made it easier to cheat and get away with it. In the article Test cheating probe leads to reassignments in Dekalb county district I came across something that I thought was interesting. “From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Twenty-four DeKalb County (Ga.) school district employees have been removed from their positions as a result of an investigation into cheating on statewide student exams.” Teachers are going to an academy to learn what to look for in cheating. "Test-cheating probe leads to reassignments in DeKalb County (Ga.) district." American School & University [Online Exclusive] 27 Jan. 2011.General OneFile. Web. 25 Apr. 2014. Cheating is not right. No matter how fast or gade your grades are, you should not cheat. Thats not how people learn the material. I do think that kids are pressured into cheating. Most students want to impress their parents and want to get into a good college. They feel if they cheat they will receive a better grade.

cheating is a very bad thing to do. In " cheating -- a classroom epidemic it says that "200 schools from across the nation which have come together in a common effort to develop effective academic integrity programs." i think that cheating is not that good you can get into a lot of trouble.

In our schools, people have a tendency to cheat on homework or tests ,but why? Because they don't want to fail, which increases the pressure of the student to do good. I read this document on a website that had a survey. The survey stated that 75 percent of students admitted to cheating in high school. Also 95 percent where never caught. Sadly enough I am part of that 75 percent so I know how it feels to be under pressure. Your parents want you to do good and you don't want to let them down. Then when you do it just rots in your gut till you make them proud of you again. Pressure leads to this cheating that is in our schools. I rest my case on cheating.

Pressure does increase cheating because students don't know how to succeed any other way. I can honestly admit that I have cheated before because I felt so pressured that I wouldn't get a good grade. School really can be stressful. Especially in junior and senior year when school is harder and the work takes longer and you easily get overwhelmed. In March of 2012, reports showed that 196 school districts had patterns of suspicious scores that closely resembled other students. This is too large of a number to think that kids are just lazy! I think we are pressured in school by teachers and parents. WHO'S WITH ME?!

Judd, Alan. "Investigations Lax in Cheating Cases." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 23 Sep. 2012: A.1. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.

Cheating among college students varies depending on the circumstances. Studies show that college students will be more inclined to cheat if the student wants to achieve some desired goal and, at the same time, to avoid some of the unpleasant consequences that come from failure. During a controlled experiment students that were members of a fraternity, have a low grade point average, or are new students were more likely to cheat on tests than older students with a high grade point average. These students feel pressure to succeed so they resort to cheating off of other students, or using their electronics to obtain the grade they want.

I've cheated before and the main reason why I did it was I had a lot of pressure on my plate and I was going to be gone for a week so I just did it I know it's wrong but you do stupid things when your under pressure studies show it too.“Kids cheat when they become stressed,” explains Anderman, who says that as the pressure to get good grades and high test scores increases, so does the incidence of cheating. So this is showing the more pressure the student is having then the more likely the person is to cheat. Kids got a lot on there plate and sometimes they do it they know it's wrong and they shouldn't do it but they do it anyways.

And now with the technology some students can cheat very easily on online classes or even just a regular test in a classroom. “Obviously with more technology there are more methods kids use to cheat,” says Anderman. Browsing the Internet during a test, texting solutions or taking photos of answer sheets and messaging them to friends are all possible too. So yes cheating is a problem but what I believe is its because of pressure and stress.

"Why Kids Cheat and How to Stop It." Education.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.