One man who came up with a genius idea to make sure that his fellow classmates stopped cheating off of him recentlysharedhis story on Reddit, so below, you’ll find all of the details of his petty revenge, as well as some of the replies invested readers have shared.
Despite knowing better, many students have no qualms about cheating in school
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But when this man realized that the same kids that were picking on him were also cheating off him, he decided to deter them from ever doing it again
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Cheating is extremely prevalent in academic settings
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There’s a bit of gray area surrounding what’s actually considered cheating nowadays. Is completing a homework assignment alongside your friends and checking answers with one another considered academic dishonesty? Are you allowed to consult your siblings who have taken the class in the past? But one thing’s for sure: sneaking a peek at a fellow classmate’s test is against the rules.
According toProctorEdu, cheating, plagiarism and fabrication are all considered academic dishonesty, and unfortunately, they’re all more common than you might expect. Asurveyfrom CollegeHumor found that over 60% of students admitted to cheating on assignments and tests, and a questionnaire sent to Rutgers students reported that 68% of them admitted to breaking their university’s explicit anti-cheating rules.
But apparently, there’s often very little risk when it comes to cheating, so students aren’t even scared of getting caught.Over three quartersof students who cheat say that they picked up the bad habit in high school, and 90% are sure that they’ll never be caught red handed.
Academic dishonesty can result in serious consequences, but it’s frequently overlooked
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In theory, there would be serious consequences for students who are caught cheating. Punishments can range from being given a 0 on the assignment that the student was caught cheating on all the way to being expelled from their university. But as it turns out, it’s not often that students actually find themselves in the hot seat for academic dishonesty.
In fact,Open Education Databasereports that the general public is more concerned about cheating than college officials are. One survey found that 41% of Americans and only 34% of college officials consider academic dishonesty to be a serious issue. When catching cheaters can result in bad press or drops in GPAs, universities might be less inclined to report these issues.
Gifted students are often targets of bullying among their peers
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In this particular story on Reddit, the man noted that he often got picked on for being an intelligent student, and unfortunately, that’s not an uncommon occurrence.Verywell Familyexplains that gifted students are often the targets of bullying because their behavior might stand out from the crowd and attract attention. Kids can be cruel, and sometimes being “average” is the safest thing a child can be.
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