CHEATING? NO WAY !

     “Oh God, the test was awful! So difficult! I was lucky I could get the answer from my friend.”  Or “I didn’t have enough time to prepare for this test. Fortunately I could take a peek at my friend’s answer.” Sounds familiar in  your ears? Well...that’s what we usually hear from students who just finished a test, but have many excuses about being unprepared.

It seems that ‘cheating’, that’s what we call it, has become something common in our society, especially among students. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, cheat means to act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. By the definition we can understand that if we do it, we will be dishonest or unfair. I don’t think we want to have that character, right?

As mentioned earlier, there are many reasons why students cheat. They don’t have enough preparation, they don’t understand the material, or they are simply being lazy...only wait for what will happen, and if they are lucky enough, their friend will give them the answer. But some others cheat because they are not confident of themselves. So by cheating they will have more confidence. Have you felt that way, or do you?

Viewing this issue from any sides, we will admit to ourselves that  it is not a good thing. Experience has proven that, someone who likes cheating will do the same thing in any occasions. Not only in a test. It will develop one’s character. What will happen to this country if most of the citizens are cheaters? Well..you can imagine..corruption will be everywhere...

Anyway, can we say NO to cheating, just like we say it to drugs? I know it is very difficult, but it’s worth TRYING. So if I may suggest, give yourselves the best preparation before having a test, and be confident of yourselves, OK?

taken from ECB Material