I think that this has a lot to do with why my family gets along so well, and why my brothers and I respect and honor our parents. Trust and respect are not things that can be forced. They must be earned and learned through experience. The issue of the Honor Code system at Belmont University raises many questions about an enforced code of honor. These are very important factors in students educations, and I agree with these aspects of the Honor Code.
Students are most definitely concerned with academic integrity.
I think that learning is a privilege and should be taken very seriously. Yet, I do not think that having every student sign a document that binds them to academic honesty is the answer. In concurrence with my classmates, Rebecca Shivers and B.J. Proffitt, I think that, unfortunately, students who cheat will always find a way to cheat, regardless of signing the Honor Code Pledge. Students who cheat or are otherwise academically dishonest will only hurt themselves. Knowledge is something to be cherished.