High Cost Of Cheating: A Comparative Analysis

As students know, the passage of growing up means learning what is expected from them from warnings or bad decisions. This same idea can be cross applied into an educational space.
Why does cheating pose a problem then?
Competition.
Though the level of competition is high for college acceptance, high GPAs, and job opportunities, the norms of an educational setting can be altered. Based on the need for trust and honor on Northland Christian School’s campus, the current honor code ought to be maintained and enforced.
As cited by Dirmeyer and Cartwright, the problem is the “norm” of cheating. Both authors concede “honor codes don’t always work,” yet success remains possible when colleges “invest considerable resources.” This concession mocks those expecting drastic change to come without a follow through, so a “feedback loop” of “honest behavior” requires whole-hearted participation.
This scenario is applicable to educational settings. When honor codes lead to a form of punishment, they then limit “the benefits of cheating.” Dirmeyer and Cartwright, in source C, explain the causes and effect following patterns of cheating. Without honor codes, “the costs of cheating are very low.” This low cost of cheating leads students to get away with huge benefits as a result. Honor codes can be a unique correction to social norms held in educational spaces. McCabe and Pavelam from source F, articulate the current problem is students “having no choice” but to cheat to “remain competitive” with their