Students cheating on tests/quizzes is huge problem at East
April 22, 2019
Most East students have cheated on tests at some point.
As we grow older, our academic expectations grow and our requirements put more responsibility upon us, which may lead to overwhelming stress. The majority of the time, this stress causes students to be scared of losing their good grades or make them feel as if they need to be a top student which inevitable causes cheating. According to edutopia.org, a 2012 Josephson Institute’s Center for Youth Ethics report revealed that more than half of high school students admitted having cheated on a test while 74% admitted to copying a friend’s homework. Over the course of time, cheating on tests has been facilitated with the help of technology. Technology is making cheating easier and more convenient for students. In a random survey of 100 Morton East students, 78 students admitted having cheated on tests/quizzes.
“I have never cheated on any of my tests or quizzes, but I remember there was one time that I had trouble memorizing the math equations, so I decided to write them down on my wrist,” sophomore Anthony Vazquez said.
There are times when students are anxious about failing a test, that they are inclined to cheat, others just cheat because they don’t have the motivation to work, but want to pass the class.
“I could study if I wanted to, but I’m just too lazy. I sometimes use my phone when the teacher isn’t looking. I cheat because I want to pass the class; I don’t want to fail,” senior Juliana Rodriguez said.
In the other hand, other students strongly disapprove of cheating.
“I really don’t see the point of cheating. Students should become responsible and make time to study. There wouldn’t be no point of cheating if you studied,” senior Maria Sanchez said.
Other times, many students are tempted to cheat.
“I get disappointed that when I study, the most I get is a ‘C’, but when other people cheat, they get a ‘B’ or higher. Sometimes I’m tempted to cheat but I stop myself from doing so,” senior Miriam Jimenez said.
DISCLAIMER: This MortONION article is entirely fabricated — false. Be careful of FAKE NEWS! Don’t spread lies.
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Andrea Zambrano • Apr 23, 2019 at 8:53 am
This article is believable because I feel like now a days its not even about learning it’s more about passing and a lot of kids will cheat just to pass. One thing that is questionable is that so many students admit to actually cheating and no one saying anything. If I would’ve seen this online maybe I would’ve thought it was true because a lot of kids just want to pass.
Stephanie Monjaraz • Apr 22, 2019 at 11:35 am
I found it believable that there are a lot of students who cheat at least once in one of their tests/quizzes because they want higher grades. I found it questionable how many students actually admitted to have had cheated because most students who cheat do not admit to have cheated. I personally think I would have believed this if it had been posted somewhere else.
Martha Terriquez • Apr 22, 2019 at 10:48 am
I found it believable that allot of students do cheat here in Morton East and it is a problem because most of them aren’t really learning and are depending on their friends/phone.
I found it questionable how they said 78 students admitted to cheating because i doubt they would say the truth.
I think this would be believable if it was posted somewhere else.
zuemy santiago • Apr 22, 2019 at 10:44 am
i found this believable because my sophomore year some students had cheated and send the test around for finals and they got caught and everyone had to take the test again. one this i questioned was how i haven’t heard anyone get in trouble for it anymore. i would not believed this if i was shared because the school would try to keep it private just for the fact of other schools finding out and it would effect the schools reputation.
Karen Herrera • Apr 22, 2019 at 10:37 am
This article is very believable because during my freshman year a lot of students were caught cheating on their final because they didn’t want to fail their class. I don’t think students should cheat but people shouldn’t say “Just study and you’ll pass” because some people cant comprehend stuff the same way others do. I would believe this article because it has been a huge issue before.
Erik Gonzalez • Apr 22, 2019 at 9:52 am
I believe that the percentage of kids cheating on a test is true. Would they check students before taking the test? I would believe it if the would posted on Facebook and around the school.
Jorge Cabrales • Apr 22, 2019 at 9:41 am
I found this article believable because we all know students cheat, there is somethings we can’t just memorize and students do what it takes to get a good grade. I found it questionable how many students can confess they cheated with out getting in trouble because i am pretty sure the school would make a big deal out of it obviously. I would of course believed this if i did not read the disclaimer at the end saying its fake. It is easy to believe if you saw this on social media.
Diego Rivera • Apr 22, 2019 at 9:40 am
I found believable that, ““I could study if I wanted to, but I’m just too lazy. I sometimes use my phone when the teacher isn’t looking. I cheat because I want to pass the class; I don’t want to fail,” senior Juliana Rodriguez said.” It sounds like something a student would do due to being so many lazy students and not wanting to fail. I found, ” According to edutopia.org, a 2012 Josephson Institute’s Center for Youth Ethics report revealed that more than half of high school students admitted having cheated on a test while 74% admitted to copying a friend’s homework.” questionable because most high school do cheat. I found this believable but the disclaimer helped.