“Some people think that cheating is a way out, well it’s not. It’s a way into trouble. You should do the work yourself and if you need help, ask.”
--Jessica, 11“I don't have many experiences with cheating but I do know this: cheating just gets you into more trouble than you would have been in if you had gotten an F on a test. If you get a bad grade, your parents will know that you are having problems with the subject & will get you a tutor or something. If you cheat, nobody will know n e thing is wrong & will just leave you alone thinking something like, ‘Wow he's a great speller!’ or, ‘Gee, she's like the class math whiz, which is not true about yourself. Cheating is lying and it makes your conscience pretty much scream into your ear, ‘STOP CHEATING!’ If you cheat you'll just get 0's on all your tests. If somebody found out you'd make yourself get tangled into a bunch of lies, so just think this: Don't Cheat!”
--Abigail, 10
“I once cheated on a math test (the whole thing!). The kid I was cheating off of didn't even notice! I did it on EVERYTHING!! That’s why my report cards are filled with A's!!!”
--Martha, 8
“Sometimes the person you are copying off of may not have studied either (if you didn't). Then the teacher might notice the same mistakes on the test or homework. You would get in trouble and so would the person you copied off of. Cheating just isn't smart!”
--Gracie, 11
“Cheating doesn’t solve anything for me or my friends. It makes me feel guilty that I did it and it gives my friends credit for something they didn't do. It really hurts sometimes to see that friend get a good grade, when you’re the one who should receive that A!”
--Emily, 11
“I cheated once when I was in 6th grade but then I found out that there was no use in it, because it wasn't graded! I don't cheat anymore though, because some of our teachers say it isn't graded when it really is!”
--Natalie, 13
“Yes, it does. You go no where in life cheating.”
--Keke, 10
I never cheat, but I always make sure that that person did it right to get the answer.”
--Kalynn, 11
“I have a friend who sits next to this girl in math and one day she got this really bad grade on a test and the girl next to her had copied all of her answers. My friend got in trouble because the other girl got good grades most of the time and the teacher thought that that my friend was the one who was cheating!!! To sum that all up, I just think it is wrong!!”
--Britny, 12
“One time a girl who sits next to me in class had to redo a paper with four problems on it. I had my sheet on my desk and I had a 100 (it was written big at the top of my paper!) and she turned in the paper again and got a 100! Those problems were very hard and she corrected all four in about thirty seconds!”
--Andria, 10
“Cheating debases yourself in many ways. First of all, you are not learning the material that you are cheating on. Second of all, you embarrass yourself when you get caught cheating in class. If you just didn't study and you got caught, people that might have looked up to you would almost hate you for making such a poor choice.”
--Julia, 12
“DUH!!! Cheating is the worst thing you could do in life!”
--Nikki, 11
“I think cheating is wrong and when you cheat you will always worry about it after you did. You will be scared about someone finding out. It is not worth the pain. What would you rather have, a bad grade on your test and the confidence of knowing you tried your hardest or cheating and always regretting it for the rest of your life?”
--Anonymous, 11
“I think cheating is very wrong. I don't think people should cheat!! That is your fault if you did not study !!! I think it is wrong and everybody will get paid back for doing it.”
--Kimberly
“I don't like to cheat and I don't cheat. When you cheat, you think it is all good, but someone knows and is going to tell and you will get in trouble.”
--Brittani, 11
“Cheating is worse. When you cheat, it means you cheat yourself. My friends always ask me to show them answers during a test. I am tired of it. I decided not to show them as it causes more problems.”
--Tarin
“I think cheating is very, very, wrong. It gets you nowhere! I know a friend that cheats all the time off of my paper. Since I was moved in the class, he cheats off other people’s papers. :(“
--Melissa, 11
“I feel it causes many problems such as mistrust and also no one wins when cheating.”
--Will
“It is never okay to cheat if you get caught. You will wish you never did it, so don't.”
--Maddy, 10
“Cheating’s fine with me. I've never been caught!”
--John, 11
“Once I cheated and I got grounded for 4 months.”
--Joy
“Cheating's wrong. You learned that in kindergarten. Surely you know by now, but some people just don't learn their lesson.”
--Tyler, 11
“One time in 4th grade I cheated on a vocabulary test. I had the words and definitions in my desk. My teacher saw me looking in my desk at the word and then I got in trouble. Not big trouble, just lectured and a phone call home. If you don’t get caught then you pass your test or whatever you’re doing. But if you get caught, then there is a problem. You really shouldn’t cheat.”
--Rebecca, 12
“Cheating is not fair. It isn’t to you or anyone else.”
--Moriah, 9
“Cheating causes more problems than it solves because 1) you don't know what to do if you forget to cheat, 2) you could get caught with someone asking you a question about the material covered in a test and if you knew nothing but got a good grade, it would be known that you cheated and 3) if you cheat you feel guilty and awful. All this, just to get a good grade w/o working for it. I wouldn't.”
--Alexandra, 11
“I used to cheat a lot in the beginning of the year. When it came to tests, I had no idea what to do. Thanks to the review games, I did well. Sometimes I cheat now, but barely do it. I just get help if I don't know the answer. I would really like your help so I don't cheat anymore but at least it is only on one problem. Remember, I don't do it that much!”
--Caitie, 11
“I think cheating causes more problems than it solves.”
--Maria
“Once on a social studies test, I cheated. Yes it helped, but my teacher found out and I missed a whole recess because I was being lectured!!”
--Patrick, 9
“I think cheating is wrong because if you forget to study and on the day of the test the teacher puts your desks in rows so no one can see your paper it may be difficult. I also think cheating is wrong because when you get to other grades like 6th or 7th grade and higher and the person you used to cheat off of is not there, how are you gonna do the test? I also think cheating is a waste of time because if you study you can do the test in 30 min. or less and get a higher grade than the person you cheat from?”
--Pharah, 12
“I have cheated a few times. I'm sure I won't do it again.”
--Alexander, 10
“Believe me! Cheating causes a lot more problems than it solves! I once cheated on a test and got caught. Instead of the 97% that I would have gotten had I missed the one question, I got a zero! I would advise anyone not to cheat!”
--Jessica, 13
“When I do not do my homework, my friend lets me copy off of her. In some ways that is cheating because I am copying her answers. Plus, I really do not learn anything. So what is the use if you do not do it yourself and you do not get any smarter? You will be just missing out.”
--Haley, 13
“My friend had a classmate last year that stole her paper from the turn-in basket. He got caught, and got in BIG trouble. So don't cheat!! It's no good for anyone!”
--Ruthie, 13
“Cheating is wrong. You’re smart enough to do your own work.”
--Nicole, 11
“Everyone knows that cheating is bad. Who can blame them? If I was ever asked by someone to cheat off of my paper (I get all A's) I would probably say, ‘You need to learn things on your own, because in the real world you would probably need someone there for you all the time! I don't want to help you cheat, because all I would be doing is helping you cheat yourself!’ I have to confess, I have cheated like 2 times but I understood it. If I didn't, I would have done the first 10 problems! I only did it because my teacher would kill me, and put a check on my report card for late work. I advise people to not cheat though because it is WRONG!!!”
--Samira, 10
“I am a very smart person. I get A’s in everything like math, reading, spelling, grammar and other things.”
--Christina, 10
“I cheated on my geography test before. I felt really bad but I did it again. It is kind of addictive. You feel that since you already did it and didn't get caught, you can do it all over again. So I never get caught, but you have to stop and I have!”
--Hailey, 12
“I used to love to cheat until one of my friends tattled on me. I never did it again.”
--Mianata, 12
“Yes! Because if you cheat and you copy someone else’s paper and you get the same answer wrong as the person you copied from, your teacher will probably get the idea that you cheated.”
--Ariel, 9
“I cheated once and it causes more problems. Don’t cheat!”
--Lydia, 11
“It’s better if you get a bad grade like an F.”
--Jar, 11
"I think cheating is the worst thing in the world to do. I have to say that I have cheated before, but not on a test. After I did, I felt really bad and I got up and told my teacher."
--Kayla, 11
"I cheated once and I still feel REALLY bad. I wish I could change my answer."
--Courtney, 9
"CHEATING STINKS! It's never worth it because either you will feel awful or get in big trouble. Anyways, don't do it. It is better to ask the teacher for help!!!!!!"
--Molly, 12
"I think it causes more problems than it solves because if you get caught, you'll be in big trouble and the other person gets in trouble along with you. That's not fair, because you say that person did it to you or to another person. So you think it's okay because they did it!!! WRONG!!! 'Two wrongs don't make a right!!!' That's what my teacher says to me and that's what I think. Cheating causes more problems than it solves (plus you'll get in trouble with your PARENTS!!!)."
--Ashley, 12
I love to cheat. I don't understand why I can't cheat. Could you please tell me why I cannot cheat?"
--Mathew, 12
"Whenever we have a test, two boys sneak a look at my test answers, just like the picture in 'Cheating: Here There Everywhere'."
--Marielle
"I have had some experiences where cheating was involved. Just recently, the boy that sits next to me in algebra was looking at my test. Luckily, I noticed and pulled my paper out of his vision and gave him a look that said, 'Stop It'. If it persists, you should tell a teacher about it."
--Kate, 12
"I have never cheated, but people have cheated off of my paper and I am tired of it."
--L. J., 9
"When I was in 5th grade, there was a girl that copied everything off me and my friends, EVEN spelling tests. Then we stopped letting her toward the end of the year and she cried during a test. The only reason why she passed the grade was because of us! Now she only gets C's and D's, and her mom doesn't know why!"
--Christina, 12
"I think cheating is bad. You're gonna get caught anyway, so why do it?"
--Haylee, 9
"There's this kid, Tony, that sits diagonally from me in homeroom. I'm considered smart, especially in spelling and geography quizzes, so he sometimes looks off my paper. It gets really annoying, but I usually get him back for it. He usually copies down the wrong answer anyway, so he gets it wrong. My advice to you is, trust in yourself, because the other person might have the right answer and you might actually have the right answer in your head. Also, if the person that you cheated off of and you get the same exact score on the same exact problems, it's gonna look real fishy. So just don't cheat!!!"
--Tyler, 11
"I think my boyfriend is cheating by looking at my test. What should I do?"
--Teri, 9
"I think cheating is bad because if you cheat, sooner or later you'll have to reveal yourself."
--Eunice, 9
"At school, I sit in between two boys. When we are writing down multiplication facts in our notebooks, both boys turn to the back page for the answers. It's like they don't know their multiplication facts."
--Rebecca, 9
"I don't think it makes it better if you don't cheat. I mean, hey, I sometimes cheat because I HATE school and I don't want to be a goody-two-shoes."
--Kyle, 10
"I've never cheated before, but I know how it feels. My ex-best friend cheated on me. I am very sad for the people that cheat on tests. I am very sad for people that got cheated on too. I never cheated and I will never do it."
--Tiffany, 9
"Who cares what other people think. I like to cheat."
--Kenneth, 8
"It is wrong and I will never do it."
--Angel, 8
"I think it causes more problems because you can't pay attention when you know what you're doing is wrong."
--Emma, 10
"When my big brother Sven was writing his college application, he copied my biggest brother Hanz's, because the teacher there said his was the best."
--Chenille, 8
"Cheating on tests is really easy. I did it, believe me. After you're done, you feel like the teacher is going to find out and you feel so scared when she calls you."
--Talia, 10
"When I was in first grade, I cheated on spelling and math and reading. Now I don't cheat."
--Laura, 9
"Once when I was at an afterschool class/program, we were taking an important mid-year test. Now I do very well in this class (which turns out to NOT be a good thing) since the other kids seem to get F's on all the tests. The teacher also has a reputation for being very strict, but she doesn't mind me. I think that she is still a very bad teacher, but people think that since I am the only one that she doesn't hate, that I must be the teacher's pet. This is not something I would want to be AT ALL! Anyways, during the mid-year exam, I caught the other kids in the back of the room cheating, but I knew that if I told the teacher about it, she would say that I specifically had told her and then I would get even more insults. I'm not sure if I made the right choice by not telling her, but I'm not sure if it was the wrong one…HELP!!!"
--Rachel, 11
"Cheating is bad news and I used to do it too when I was in 1st grade! Lots of people are being very snoopy in the class!!!!! Not only about cheating, but about boyfriend and girlfriend things! What shall I do?"
--Katy, 10
"I say you should never cheat because if you cheat, you will not learn anything."
--Miranda, 8
"One time when I forgot to do my science homework, I asked my friend to let me cheat instead of just looking up the answers in the book. When the teacher asked how many we got right, I had missed a lot because my friend didn't copy down the homework right."
--Anonymous, 12
"DON'T EVER CHEAT because how are you gonna learn the subject if you are using somebody else's answers? What if you cheat and the teacher asks you how you got the answer? What ya gonna do??? Tell her you cheated and get in trouble??"
--Carla, 12
"Cheating will not help. It will just make it worse. They might be wrong and so will you."
--Amanda, 10
"I was cheating on a math test and I was telling my friend that I had cheated and my teacher was standing right behind me!!!"
--Jazel
"I learned my lesson! I cheat on board games with my younger sister Emma. I felt really proud and happy when I won, but then I'd feel sick. Now I don't do it anymore. I've learned my lesson, so learn yours!"
--Sarah, 9
"Cheating is very bad because it does not solve problems, it causes problems and that's why I never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever cheat. DON'T CHEAT!!!"
--Gladys, 9
"I have never cheated but my friend does."
--Alaina, 10
"I know this girl (can't say her name, she might read this). She's always copying off me but she's my friend. I want to tell a teacher, but I don't want her to get in trouble and hate me. What should I do?"
--Laure, 12
"I don't like my school and that's why I CHEAT!"
--Maddeline, 8
"My friend had gone to a party and while I was at home doing a project I got a call that sounded like a prank. I went to her house and found that her part of the group project was not even touched. When she got back she asked me if she could copy my notes. I said no. She was upset. I am guessing that she took my notebook because the next morning it was gone and it wasn't anywhere else. Sadly, I am not friends with her anymore."
--Jamie, 13
"Yes. Because you can get it wrong and then you're mad at that person or you can get in trouble."
--Heather, 11
"My experiences are that people should not cheat because if that person you are copying off of has the wrong answers it makes you get the wrong answers."
--DeAndra, 10
"This really hot guy wanted 2 cheat off my paper but I didn't want him 2. He finally offered to go out with me if he could and I let him. Inside I knew it was wrong, but I thought it was worth it even though I knew it wasn't! Turns out he lied to me and we never went out. Just because I was really smart, he cheated off my paper! I was so mad I just confessed the whole thing to my teacher. I didn't get detention, but I did serve my whole week's recess. She let me slide by because she knew how I felt! Thanks 4 reading and remember, don't let anyone cheat off you!"
--Courtney, 10
"I don't like to cheat."
--Nicole, 8
"I think cheating gets you nowhere. Once you do it you feel wrong. People that cheat don't learn anything."
--Holly, 10
"I never cheat because it's not right to do. What if your mom or dad knew? Do you know what would happen? What about at school? Just don't cheat."
--Alexandra, 10
"I cheated once. I copied off a smart kid's test. It didn't cause a problem."
--Jacob, 10
"I think that cheating is ok as long as you don't get caught."
--Ken
"You may live with a little bit of guilt for a while, but I think once it's over with it doesn't really matter. I've cheated and I feel bad a little bit, but I don't let it ruin my life or anything."
--Serah, 13
"I almost cheated because I forgot to do a problem and asked a friend for help and she told me to just look at her paper. I stopped her, and said that I needed help, not the answer. I'm glad I didn't copy her because she missed that one. So trust me on this one and never cheat, because you might be given a test. Then your teacher takes you one by one and you failed the same answers. Then you would have a lot of explaining to do. You could get detention, get a phone call from school to home and then you would have detention and you would be grounded."
--Jasmine, 11
"If you cheat, it is wrong. When you cheat, you are hurting yourself."
--Kay, 11
"I think cheating can be either good or bad. It's good because I had a test today on space. I did not know the phases of the moon, so I wrote them on a piece of paper. I couldn't help it, the test was a biggy. I'm lucky I did not get to finish my test. That was close!!!"
--Leanne, 9
"I was looking at somebody else's paper and it had totally the wrong answers!!!"
--Shenequa, 9
"I've cheated once in my life."
--Angel
"I think cheating causes more problems because I've been through it. I cheated once. I felt real guilty. I learned not to cheat again!"
--Annie, 10
"Sometimes I cheat when I don't know my material, but most of the time I do."
--Michael, 13
"I had an experience with cheating about 4 months ago. I felt so horrible because I knew that I wasn't cheating on a test or on my teacher, I was cheating myself. After that experience, I never cheated again."
--Lauren
"I think it causes more problems than solving problems. If you cheat at something, you usually get caught, instead of getting away with it."
--Tirana, 9
"All my friends all want to copy my work. My mom said they're not really my friends if they copy me."
--Denetra, 11
"I cheat most of the time but sometimes I don't cheat. I don't think it causes problems with me because I'm like the teacher's pet, but for my friend it's a different story."
--Denise, 10
"I think cheating is a big problem that causes more problems."
--Melissa, 12
"I don't gotta worry about cheating cause I sit in my own desk and do my own work."
--Mariah
"I personally don't think cheating helps because if you don't know the answer, just try your best and don't cheat. Trying your best can't get you in trouble."
--Lizy, 10
"My friend Maranda cheated. All of the class was doing benchmark and she looked at my paper. What should I do?"
--Marielle
"I cheated once and I felt so bad that I ended up confessing to my mom. I'm glad I did because it felt awful."
--Kat, 13
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