Classroom Cheating a Serious Problem

The essay “Classroom Cheating a Serious Problem,” by William Rasberry tells the story of a college professors experience in discussing academic dishonesty with his students. He noted a study that claimed that some 80% of the highest rated high school graduates had engaged in cheating and furthermore thought it was a typical practice. This study moved Rasberry to carry out a discussion in his own classroom at Duke University. His students claim to have outgrown the …showed first 75 words of 376 total…

…showed last 75 words of 376 total…the problem of academic dishonesty is. I believe he wanted people to realize that even the academic elite from virtually any high school is likely to be participating in academic dishonesty. But, I also believe he wanted to show his audience that young kids do have a sense of honor within them. Appealing to their sense of honor and encouraging them to reach a higher ethical standard may be the way to eliminate the practice.