David Khakhamian-Why Students Cheat

Why Students Cheat? Cheating is the act of dishonesty or unfairness in order to gain an advantage. It is the best way to make things easier. Sometimes it's done for fun and for a good laughter. Cheating may be done on a test, at school, in a game,etc. Students in general are good at cheating because most of them won't learn their lessons or do their homework. That is why they cheat. Moreover, students cheat to get high scores, to pass tests and to finish what they have started. I, personally, as a student have cheated several times on my tests, homework, assignments. In addition, cheating is strictly forbidden during tests. Some students encounter difficulties in memorizing certain rules ,so they tend to cheat while taking a Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. Above all, some students believe that their teachers don't mind having students cheat on exams . Students think that cheating is the only answer. I used to play all day long so that I couldn't finish my study requirement . Thus, I used to ask my classmates for answers during tests and used to be punished when caught. I planned specific strategies to cheat and to get away with it. Sometimes, students would expose me for cheating as it was unfair for them to study hard and get the same results. It is illogical for some students to spend hours studying when they can take high scores by cheating. Cheaters usually help each other to cheat because it sometimes becomes fun and exciting. During my years of cheating, I felt that I was missing a lot of knowledge. It led me backwards in my education and made me feel weak. After a period of time, I decided not to cheat anymore and try to complete what was requested by the school. The consequence made me a better student than before. It isn't a bizarre experience to cheat when nobody can find out ;therefore, some students like to explore the unusual things like cheating. In conclusion, cheating may render lack of knowledge and bad habits. Therefore, as students, we should try our best to study even though it may sometimes become boring or hard. As a result, cheating is a bad habit and a false act in our pursuit of knowledge.