Despite all the efforts to teach ethics to kids in school, children are learning to cheat early. Elishah, sophomore in high school, says cheating is part of student life. So teachers don't always suspect they're cheating. Cheating in school has always been in issue, but according to Dr. Kathleen O'Neil, an expert in education, it is more accepted today. John, a freshman in high school, agrees.
Some kids say they feel pressure from their parents.
You're a lot better than this. O'Neil says that one solution to cheating is for teachers to use tests that make it extremely difficult for students to cheat off one another. But that won't entirely fix the problem. Many experts agree that what kids really need to know is how to apply information and to think for themselves. Elishah thinks that schools need to replace stress with the joy of learning.