Why Cheating Is Wrong

“Cheating has become so common, experts say, That it often goes unreported and unpunished,” said by Zernike in the Article,”With Students Cheating on the Rise, More Colleges are Turning to Honor Codes.” Without a doubt cheating has become more prevalent is both colleges and high schools. However, some people may question if certain types of cheating are okay and not dishonest and others dishonest. For example, some people may think copying a homework assignment is not a big deal and dishonest while other people think that cheating on exams is dishonest. In addition, some people may resort to cheating when they are not too aware of the material they are trying to learn when it comes to being tested and others do it for the good grade, not because they don’t know it. Also, many studies and surveys have been conducted at various school and I have noticed from the free responses that people are only attending school for the good grade and not to learn. In recent surveys conducted at Point Loma High School, have shown that cheating is a spreading epidemic common
There are many possible solutions to prevent cheating such as, remodeling the seating arrangement in the classroom so the teacher can everyone at once, and enforcing harsher punishments. In the article,”Trabuco Hills High busts students for text message cheating on tests,” written by Shimura stated,”as a punishment, the school banned his daughter and other seniors from going to prom.” This is a prime example of what could prevent seniors from cheating and being dishonest because prom is once in a lifetime thing for some people. Through personal experience I've seen many people get away with cheating by sitting in the back the their classroom on their phones which brings up another solution of collecting phones before