tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post5752889166054694878..comments2024-01-27T03:19:08.879-05:00Comments on Hammock Tracks Home School: Cheating in School...Will our Homeschool Children Resist the Temptation in College?Savannah McQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-32160739727261902142011-08-25T18:30:41.075-04:002011-08-25T18:30:41.075-04:00Donetta, I agree with you totally but I also think...Donetta, I agree with you totally but I also think that there is a lot less of a reason to cheat if your goal is to really learn something. I think the focus has shifted to winning the race, instead of actually learning. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your input!Savannah McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-33109992421042787182011-08-25T15:59:11.933-04:002011-08-25T15:59:11.933-04:00I think it stems from character training and what ...I think it stems from character training and what we, as parents are teaching our children about right and wrong. If we teach them from a very young age that cheating is wrong, and create consequences for it, I think they will be much less likely to cheat. I've never had any problems with my kids cheating but they also know that it would never be considered acceptable behavior. <br /><br />Thanks for linking up on my blogroll! :)Donettahttp://okhomeschoolmom.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-78462883474585382532011-08-25T10:15:01.207-04:002011-08-25T10:15:01.207-04:00You are right. At one time college was expected...You are right. At one time college was expected to further develop a person’s abilities and give them more understanding and acceptance of what they could be and how they could contribute to society. Now formal education has become predominantly job oriented, no longer institutions of learning. That is why, several decades ago, it was hard for the working class to justify the expensive college experience. Most of the middle class were the blue collar working people who could provide a substantial living without a degree. Now that we have allowed the industries to outsource to other countries, the middle class has just about disappeared and our young people have lost their sense of direction.<br /> <br />It is not surprising that cheating is becoming an accepted part of development. Because we are raising more insecure people, cheating to get good grades and succeed is also part of being accepted as part of an identical appearing group. Individuality is frowned upon and being part of the herd is the goal of most. To make it worse, we segregate within the classroom the level of accomplishment that has been determined by memorized testing, thus making the student more insecure and less accepted within the herd.<br /> <br /> Look at our cheating corporations of the WORLD AND OUR GOVERNMENTS. At one time only a few cultures (mostly those with only two economic classes of people) accepted and expected cheating. The only disgrace was being caught. Now since we have become more worldly and encouraged un-regulated world trade, honesty in our society has dropped to the lowest level of intolerable acceptance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com