.From peeking at a neighbor’s test in school to sneaking a second helping
of dessert when no one’s looking, everybody seems to cheat a little
every now and then. In fact, if you’re like most people, statistics
show that you’ve probably already fibbed a time or two today. Lying and
cheating have been an ugly little fact of life for a long time, but
today’s generation of students and young professionals show a startling
trend in attitudes toward cheating: The average young person doesn’t
just admit to lying and cheating more often than previous generations,
they also often believe that lying and cheating are a necessary fact of
life. If you’re a student, chances are you’ve given someone the answers
to a quiz, “borrowed” a friend’s paper, or even collaborated on a test
when you shouldn’t. These are all behaviors that have been present in
academics for decades, but the alarming fact about this behavior is how
it sets adolescents up for their actions as an adult. Studies show that
students who regularly cheat in school are far more likely to
participate in dishonest conduct as adults, from swindling a customer to
cheating on a spouse. If adolescents today are behaving more
dishonestly than ever, what will they look like as adults tomorrow?
Source: Online Colleges
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