>>>>> "K" == Karen Allendoerfer <ravena at cco.caltech.edu> writes:
K> I'm not surprised that honors high school students cheat, but I
K> wonder whether it's really due to an over-inflated sense of
K> self-worth, or actually an underdeveloped sense of self-worth and
K> ability. If they really thought they had the ability to do the
K> work, and were proud of their own capabilities, why would they be
K> cheating?
I haven't seen honors students cheat on things that they took pride
in. I've only seen people cheat on things they didn't care about.
It's been the things they percieve to be a waste of their time. If
they percieve it as a formality or as busy work, it's fair game. I
would credit that to the increased pace of everyone's life in the US
these days.
Evidently, teachers aren't impressing upon students _why_ they should
care.
--
Alan Shutko <ats at acm.org> - By consent of the corrupted
He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.
