Have you ever cheated?

Academically speaking, of course. A yes or no will suffice.

This poll was begun because of a disscussion that began here.

Let me say that I have never cheated or lied in my entire life. Nay, not once.

 

I was never interested enough to figure out how to cheat. I never considered using the same paper in two different classes as cheating, just resourceful.

 

Never cheated; definitely lied a few times, but not in an academic context.


Cheers,

 

I copied homework alot in high school. For the most part I was honest. I did, however, do a bad thing when I was in the 4th grade. I took this poor girl's homework paper (too scared to not care about the homework but too lazy to do it/copy it). I erased her name and put my name on it (it was so obvious and so stupid looking). I sware I think my teacher thought I belonged in the SPECIAL children's class (probably still does ). Makes things worse the teacher did tuperware parties and my Mom went to all the time. So, I would hear about it every week...

Other than that I have never cheated on a test or anything like that (scared I will get caught... oh and moral issues too I guess <g>).

//Bill

 

Heh Heh Heh

Just thought I'd reiterate that fact.

 

Glad the question was just about acedemics! LoL
All the best!

 

Until now!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Does it count if you let other people cheat off of you in 8th grade History class??? I mean, the teacher was a coach, and he napped during most of the class...

clint

 

94 views and 16 votes. Perhaps that is telling us something.

 

College Academics

Thus far, only 26% of the respondants have admitted to cheating.

 

Whoa!!!

What a high percentage of self-admitted cheaters!!!

Nobody is really surprised, eh? Remember when we had the big stink about cheaters who got caught at our esteemed military academy? There was a ring of them and they were all working in collusion with eachother!!! And those were only the ones who were caught!!! Imagine all the others who never raised eyebrows. Ho hum, life goes on.

While nobody in their right mind would endorse cheating, we must acknowledge that it has occured throughout the ages, both in academics as well as in the business world. I think the rationale goes: "As long as no one gets hurt" or something like that.

My high GPA is rock solid.

 

Whoa, the self-professed cheaters are up to 28%!!!

 

I never cheated. When I was in Catholic school, I was afraid of the nuns and the priests. When I was a Chicago public school student..... well, there was little motivation

 

True confessions

In fifth grade, I had to write an essay about Lincoln's early years. Though I knew better, I copied text liberally from an encyclopedia. On the day the essays were due, the teacher invited students to read their work aloud. A girl stood up ... and read the text of my essay word-for-word. She had plagarized too, from the same source! My blood ran cold. Next, the teacher asked if I wanted to read. I told her I hadn't done the essay. I think I subsequently took a hit on my grade, but it was worth it to avoid the embarrassment of turning in an identically stolen report.

I scrupulously avoided plagarism from then on, which forced me to improve my writing skills at an early age; all in all, one good lesson learned. (Seiyu, with all due respect, please take note here.)

 

72% of Respondents Are Ethically Pure

72% of respondents answered in the negative, i.e., they have never cheated.

This should set at ease those who believe DL lacks accountability. Who needs a proctored exam with this many honest people?

 

A cynic would say that we have 28% honest folks (who admit to having cheated at least once, going back to kindergarten) and 72% liars.

 

Have I ever CHEATED? Sigh. Only in my dreams...oh, you mean ACADEMICALLY? Of course not. Silly question. Hrrumphf.

Nosborne, JD
(Who never needed to cheat, that way!)

 

Our professors in our graduate classes keep talking about ”how tricky those undergraduate students are” when it comes to cheating. I just heard the best story yet:

• Several undergraduate students conspired to cheat. They were allowed to bring in a sheet of paper that had some formulas on it and, using invisible ink (that disappears after X number of hours), they copied down all the answers.
  
  Thus, when the took the test, they had all the answers in front of them. But when the professor got around to grading the papers, the invisible ink was supposed to disappear.

The professor never did tell us exactly how the students got caught, but the idea of using invisible ink was quite novel!!!

Aw, those tricky undergraduates!!!

 

Here's a story about cheating using text messages sent to cell phones: Universities look to put SMS cheats in a jam (SMS = Short Message Service).

 

Interesting book: How to Take an Exam...and Remake the World by Bertell Ollman.

Ollman quotes a study by Donald McCabe of Rutgers who reported that 41% of college students have cheated at least once on exams. The figure jumps to 76% for those planning on careers in business. Students coming from families that make over $150,000 a year were found to cheat 50% more than students who came from families making less than $25,000 a year.

Ollman also has a story about Woody Allen, who admitted cheating once on an exam in metaphysics when he was accused of looking into the soul of the student sitting next to him.