Cheating on Exams: Is it an Art?
By ronslove
@ronslove (481)
Philippines
February 17, 2007 4:40am CST
When I was still a student,cheating is rampant during examinations.The worst part of it, some cheaters were academic top notchers.Most of the cheaters in school were men in my highschool years. There are many cheating skills that I've seen. When examination is approaching, they won't study but were busy writing in a small piece of paper that stands as their cheat sheet. When examination comes cheaters fold their jeans and place the paper in the folded part.Others place the cheating sheet on their handkerchief and use to stare at them when the teacher is away. Some cheaters write on their desk.Some write words on their legs and palm. Some place their books in front and open it with the use of their feet to scan the pages.Exam Cheaters also have their skill in good timing.Most of them use to stay in the back row so they can freely do the cheating. It's irritating for me for I find it to unfair, however I get used to the cheating scenario during exams.Because of this tactics, I could consider cheating as an art for cheaters provided that they are not caught. They often quote "It's better to cheat than to repeat". But I admit too, that I've done cheating twice when I was only in highschool. I think, there's no student who has finished schooling who hasn't undergone cheating.
3 responses
@ravi_080888 (781)
• India
17 Feb 07
it's a foolish act...it's not an appreciating one and its definitely not an art...the cheater should be shame on him for doing this foolish act...we should not encourage these bad habits by accepting as an art..the cheater cannot do this for all the times..if he caught,he'll be punished severly...his future will be spoiled...so advise your friends not to copy or using bit papers...
@ronslove (481)
• Philippines
17 Feb 07
Thank you for the reply. Yes, cheating is a foolish act for when one cheats on exam, he also cheat himself. As art is defined as a appreciation on beauty, cheating for noncheaters could never be an art. In my opinion, cheating could a way an art in the sense that it is learned and mastered through thorough by study,practice and observation.Cheating is widespreading and it's been one of the problems faced by school officials.Sad to say that its impossible to stop because of teachnological advancement. There's no way to solve this problem and I think only the test administration can minimize the cheating culture inn the classroom.
@meoasis (720)
• Nepal
17 Feb 07
yea i had a good experience on cheating.its about 10 years before that was the first time i cheated in my school.one of my friend had just finished copying the cheat he brought...i too could not solve the same problem and i asked him about the question when the teacher was out he threw the cheat to me.....i was very much afraid to see that..so i kept it below my seat and started looking just by standing ...at the same time the vice principal was noticing me throuh a hole in the wall ..he came towards me said me to stand up and he caught me...then he took my answer sheet and i went out and failed that exam then i didnt cheat at my school days
@ronslove (481)
• Philippines
17 Feb 07
Oh my! Your fellow classmates might rejoicing when you were caught cheating. I'm sure your testimonial scares readers that they will have a second thought to cheat (especially those unskilled ones). Well, a piece of advice to amateur cheaters, you have to learn the skills and art of cheating before you cheat for might get caught, play safe.Well,I am encouraging students to cheat but anyway evrybody cheats on exam. Moreover,instead of learning cheating skills and method,you must also think that cheating is just written in a piece of paper that could be easily be torn into pieces but the knowledge you have caqn never be wreaked. Thanks for the reply!
@arvee17 (730)
• Philippines
17 Feb 07
good question... is it really a form of art? well, in some ways it is... cheaters who cheats in exam could be in a way intelligent and courageous... it is like a game for most students... who would be able to surpass their teacher and still think they are honest... i did my share of cheating when i was in high school and college... and in some ways it help me during those days... as i said it was like a game... but then, i sometimes regret doing that type of action because i didn't let myself to push for more... it affected my values and strength in the end... but that was the past... i don't cheat now of course... because there is no school for me to attend too... lol
@ronslove (481)
• Philippines
17 Feb 07
I think there are times that students really need to cheat. However, cheating should not become a habit to students, meaning they shouldn't do it all the time but only in those times that cheating is the only choice to save the day. Well, usually students reasoned that they only cheat when their inconsiderate teacher give them too much coverage for the exam, especially the enumeration type of exam. Students should also consider that consequence of cheating,that is, building a frail foundation of their future.
