I thoroughly
enjoyed Nathan’s piece “The Art of College Management.” I thought it was
extremely cool how she chose to not just study cheating, but gather some
primary information by putting herself in the situation of a common
student. Cheating is a very serious
topic that has created many issues of honesty within the learning world. I agree with most of the points made in the
chapter, but it is hard to have a ‘black and white’ view on this topic because
there is so much grey area. For example,
signing someone else’s name on an attendance sheet: is that actually cheating?
It is not harming or hurting the student who is in class signing the sheet, and
it is only the person who did not show up to class who is hindered from the
situation. I agree it should be part of
an honor code, and it is not morally right, but does that mean it is
cheating? When talking about taking the
character of a student, I like how the author has an open mind and took the
time to see the perspective of a student.
It is hard for a student to feel that they should not cheat, or check
answers with someone else if they feel as though it is a worthless assignment
or a class they just need to pass in order to finish their general education
classes. I do believe though, that just
because a student believes that those forms of cheating are “not that bad,”
does not mean they are cheating. The
rules are made to be followed so all students have a fair chance, and just
because you don’t believe in them does not mean you have the right to break
those rules.
I liked your approach to this. you really didn't take the cheating aspect of it, but the moral character which is something I didn't think about. I approached it with a cheating mentality in my blog and couldt connect ,but with this i understood what you were saying and could really wrap my head around it. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed how you showed how cheating is really more of situational thing. The attendance situation is one that has crossed my mind, but never thought to apply it to this argument. The closing was also strong in showing your stance on the rules. You really covered the bases with this response.
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