Month: October 2012

Cheating is a problem everywhere, and even though people get caught and others see the consequences everyone continues to do it. I’m glad that there was an article in The Ticker it really shows how cheating is a problem and also gives a good warning to students not to cheat. These days students cheat online which is a problem because students can readily cheat on homework assignments. Though, technology is advancing there are still ways to do it. Although it is good how technology is advancing because once something goes on the internet it stays there forever and these barriers can be taken down to find the students who are cheating. It doesn’t make sense why these students can’t put in the extra effort at any school of all levels. I hope that one day they understand and stop cheating and I hope that Baruch as a school doesn’t keep getting mentioned for cheating.

-Manraj

The urge to find an easy way to go about things with as little work as possible will never leave the human mind. This urge has led to many amazing inventions and methods, however the urge to cheat is also included in this. Cheating will persist till the end of time and I do not find the consequences of cheating too harsh in the slightest or the increasing difficult in cheating. This if for two reasons, the first obviously being to discourage people from cheating. The second is that if you still do cheat under harsher rules and conditions all the more satisfied that person should be. I have a belief that if you can screw the system undetected go ahead and do it. If you are not learning one skill you are defiantly learning another and I’m not going to argue which will benefit a person more. Just because someone cheats does not mean the accomplishments of those who did not are void, one person succeeds one way another succeeds another way.

Cheating is something that is done everywhere, in all types of schools public or private. It just seems to be the easiest way out for many students when trying to maintain the high grades. However, it is wrong cause it is unfair to everyone else who actually takes the time to do things the right way. I don’t think cheating can ever be elimanted completely, there will always be that one person who will cheat no matter the consequences. However, i think that Baruch is doing the right thing my informing the staff and students of the on-going cheating scandal. It allows the students to become aware of the consequences that will be taken when they cheat.

It seems as if we have all at the very least witnessed cheating at least once in our lifetime. An obviously, unethical and immoral thing to do, it has recently become a topic of much debate on the Baruch Campus. I’ve been getting emails regarding cheating, I’m now assigned to write about it, the whole hoopla seems kind of unnecessary. Shouldn’t the consequences for cheating be carried out swiftly and secretly? Or maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the public shaming of a school or group of students is just what we need to dissuade cheaters. Who knows… All I know is that as technology advances, measures to stop cheating will advance too, and the ruining of lives or careers will always be the risk cheaters face.

Cheating has always been a part of the world basically. This issue is definitely not new; there are probably people cheating even at prestigious schools. Personally, I am in the middle when it comes to whether cheating is that wrong or not. Yes it is wrong, but when a student decides to cheat, he/she knows the punishments that are listed. He/she knows that they will not get anywhere in life and will end up with a minimum wage job. Cheating is everywhere, it is nothing new. For me, the fault is on the faculty members for not taking enough precautionary measures to prevent cheating. There are many ways to prevent cheating. I don’t know how to put my thoughts exactly into words but simply put, if a school wants to get rid of a cheating problem, there are many things that they can do to help prevent it. There will always be cheaters out there, but I guarantee you that the rest of the their lives will not be happy with the job they are getting.

Blogging has been an interesting experience for me thus far. I don’t really “blog” per se, but I do have a Facebook and Twitter that I actively use. This made writing short paragraphs for others to see feel normal to me. What I really enjoy is the incorporation of other media types like slideshows and playlists in to the blog. It, in a sense, breaks the barriers of what I’m used to.

As much as it prides itself on not looking like a blog, http://www.theverge.com is my favorite blog for that reason and many others. It breaks the traditional “blog” mold and its writers are all of the highest quality. It’s a technology-driven blog with writing that rivals the New York Times.

 

I have read countless articles similar to this one. Appointing to the problem of cheating. But I don’t believe that students understand how serious this is. If one is caught cheating they will face severe consequences. I don’t think the association of cheating and taboo has been stressed quite enough to students. As kids, most of my teachers have not enforced strict punishments to those who have been caught cheating. I think the teachers and students are at fault here. Once a student is caught cheating it is the job of the teacher, the more mature one to know whats right and wrong and to teach them that it is wrong to cheat. By enforcing a strict punishment it will teach the students to never ever do it again. However this doesn’t happen which leads students into believing its alright to cheat. But its not all the teachers fault. If students would just work harder to achieve their goals. Then this wouldn’t even be a problem.

At the beginning of the year for every class, every teacher went over the school’s policy regarding cheating and plagiarism. While most people seem to over look this topic thinking it’s not important, by the teachers reiterating them at the beginning, it shows the importance. The Baruch cheating scandal, although it isn’t a good thing for the school, also sheds light on something that is often over looked. Sometimes we don’t realize how much of a big deal cheating is until after it’s over. I think the school is doing the right thing by analyzing the problem from all perspectives, and then taking action. I also thought it was a good idea that the people reviewing the problem are not only teachers, but students too. Maintaining a good GPA can be very difficult to do especially with outside responsibilities as well. This cheating scandal, to me, just shows one type of problem the pressure of maintaining a high GPA can cause. The cheating scandal at Baruch is a problem that should be fixed as soon as possible in order to set an example for those in the future, while giving those accused of cheating the proper discipline they need.

Peer pressure and the obligation to do well in college is understandable, however there is a fine line that shouldn’t be cross out of dignity and honor. It frustrates me to have people bragging about cheating on the SATs or final exams and getting high grades, while I study my night off just to receive an average grade. I am not intelligent, but I work my ass off to get to places. Schools enforced policies and rules to have  consequences and punishments for cheating, and yet students still take a risk as an act of desperation and the fear of failing. The difference of a public school and a college also plays a role in the case of cheating students, the change of responsibility, pressure, and money have altered their understandings and recognize the importances to do well in school. Students need to be straightened up, we the students need to stop taking short cuts, work, and study to our way to our future and leave the school proudly knowing we deserved the diplomas.

In high school, cheating wasn’t really a big deal. You would see kids cheating left and right, even on state standardized tests. Letting students off the hook for cheating just lets them know that they can do it over and over again. Going into college, some of those students will still probably cheat. High school is supposed to prepare you for college and not just for us to get a certain grade on tests and push us into college. I read an article about cheating in Stuyvesant High School a couple of weeks ago. Students in this prestigious high school faced pressures of receiving high grades in order to get into their dream colleges. To relieve their pressure, they did anything to get high grades, even cheat. I believe that the students and the teachers are at fault for this. Students should not be cheating but teachers should have strict rules of punishment if one plagiarizes or cheats. This is how I feel about cheating.