Schools Tackle Growing Practice of Cheating

"Cheating in high school is as common an occurrence as adolescent acne - and has proven to be just as difficult to control. Intense competition for slots in highly selective colleges has contributed to the problem, expanding the practice to include high-achieving students when decades ago cheaters were mainly D students trying simply not to fail."

Just in time for the beginning of the new academic year, this article (part I of II) by Marsha Sutton in the La Jolla Light highlights the ever-growing trend of cheating in schools.

 

Some states like Minnesota are legislating against the subversion of exams, some schools are developing honor codes, and some schools are singing about it.

 

It just seems like whatever you try and do, cheating on exams and classwork continues to grow at an alarming rate.

 

Please take a look at the rest of the article, "Schools Tackle Growing Practice of Cheating" and tell us examples of cheating at your school and/or how you are trying to combat cheating.