Cheating: Academic Dishonesty and Strict Christian Household
The subject of cheating in this day and age has gone hay wire. This is not a new phenomenon and it will continue to be talked about in the media and in schools for the rest of our lives. With our ever expanding technology, cell phones, iPads and Pods, children using tablets and swiping screens to play games, how can one not find the means to cheat? Our advancements and ease of inventions are beneficial but can be very damaging. We are tempted as humans to plagiarize and cheat more now than ever before.
So the question is when and why people cheat and is it always wrong to cheat. People have always cheated. During the 98th Olympics, in 388 B.C. a boxer named Eupolus bribed his 3 opponents to let him win. The four men were fined and disqualified. The fines paid for a row of bronze statues of Zeus with inscriptions explaining what had happened. (Gill) Many athletes have cheated and will go to any lengths not to get caught! Some believe that if you can’t win then by all means cheat. And there are some that believe that others cheat because everyone else is doing it. At least, that is what I’ve heard. The reality is that there is so much emphasis on winning and people cannot face the pressures of losing, of rejection, of being a failure. Good guys are told that they are losers, nice guys finish last and good girls are boring. Much of what I was taught growing up in a strict Christian household is accountability. I was taught that each person is responsible for giving his best and dealing with the consequences. You never cheat. And, if you do, don’t try to rationalize it because others are doing the same.
Not only do we see athletes cheat but we experience cheating first hand in the classroom. Teachers cheat by force feeding their students the answers to exams so they can qualify for bonuses and or raises. Young athletes cheat by using performance enhancing drugs so they can get scholarships and attend college. We see and hear about people cheating
So the question is when and why people cheat and is it always wrong to cheat. People have always cheated. During the 98th Olympics, in 388 B.C. a boxer named Eupolus bribed his 3 opponents to let him win. The four men were fined and disqualified. The fines paid for a row of bronze statues of Zeus with inscriptions explaining what had happened. (Gill) Many athletes have cheated and will go to any lengths not to get caught! Some believe that if you can’t win then by all means cheat. And there are some that believe that others cheat because everyone else is doing it. At least, that is what I’ve heard. The reality is that there is so much emphasis on winning and people cannot face the pressures of losing, of rejection, of being a failure. Good guys are told that they are losers, nice guys finish last and good girls are boring. Much of what I was taught growing up in a strict Christian household is accountability. I was taught that each person is responsible for giving his best and dealing with the consequences. You never cheat. And, if you do, don’t try to rationalize it because others are doing the same.
Not only do we see athletes cheat but we experience cheating first hand in the classroom. Teachers cheat by force feeding their students the answers to exams so they can qualify for bonuses and or raises. Young athletes cheat by using performance enhancing drugs so they can get scholarships and attend college. We see and hear about people cheating