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Show Schoolv and Home fc j by JJ Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretory Utah Education Associate Gallup pollsters once re ported that 62 percent of th," high school students the, questioned admitted that thu had cheated on examsi, Another poll of high school students showed that 72 & cent of them felt that cheat Ing is wrong or unethlM Teachers will tell you stu. dents can feel a lot of gmj after copying someone eiS! test paper. Why, then 4, they do it? Some teachers report that the competition for good grades is fierce in some schools. The students uan good grades to help them get into select colleges.Thej want good grades because Mom andDadpressurethem And so, some of them' cheat. Funny thing. Some teach, ers report that when the; trust students taking tests less cheating seems to oc! cur. Cheating really only shows up on tests and quizzes when! specifically say 'I want yon to do your own work1 one teacher reports. She added this: 'Children who feel u necessary to cheat in order to be sure of top grades often would do fine without cheating. Sometimes the; simply don't have enougk confidence in their ability to meet mom and dad's high expectations. ' 'One survey taken some years ago showed that 3( per cent of college students cheated on closely proctor, ed exams, but only 18 per cent of them cheated in 1. supervised tests. So there's a lot to be said for trust. Actually, there's a lot to the idea of trusting oneself. The parents and teachers who convince children the; can make good grades with, out cheating are perforata; a noble service. Parents can offer their children a good lesson li integrity the next time the; have a serious talk ti their children about ear-' ear-' ing good grades. Let tb know they can't beconti'. genuine honors student wit-out wit-out honor. ' Child socialist giving & vice to mother: "You'll hm to handle this child careMI. Remember, you're deal? with a sensitive, high-stmi little stinker." |