But letting people copy isn’t helping them, it’s hurting them - and it’s wrong. True friends will understand.įrom Peter, 21:People always wanted my help, too, and I’m a nice guy so I’d help them. If anyone asks me for homework answers, I say, “No, but I can help you figure it out!” Think of it this way: If people get mad because they can’t cheat off you, are those the friends you want?įrom Elise, 17:Stand up for what you believe. You work hard to earn an A, so represent that! Be a leader others look up to, not a wimp who dispenses answers.įrom Graham, 15:I’m also a freshman in honors. It represents a weak character – and repercussions for getting caught will be the same as for the cheater. Letting someone cheat off you is worse than being a cheater. Just say, “You know, I spend a lot of time doing my work and if you don’t understand the material I wouldn’t mind helping you, but if you just want the answers, ask someone else.” It sucks that they don’t have enough time, or they’re going through a rough spot, but that doesn’t mean you do their work for them. Sometimes, if a person normally did their work, I’d let them copy my homework.īut seriously, the slackers didn’t deserve it. If I thought someone was copying my test, I would fill in the wrong answers. People always asked me for answers in high school and often they hated me because I wasn’t necessarily nice about turning them down. If they can’t tough out the class, they should drop it.įrom Farren, 21:Even if you’re nice about it, most teens are vicious if you don’t let them copy your work. Or have your parents talk with the school about the oblivious teacher. That way you can make friends and still do the right thing.įrom Mariah, 16:I’d give them the wrong answers. About losing friends, there’s the saying: “Those who care don’t matter, and those who matter don’t care.”įrom Ashley, 21:The next time this happens, offer to study together. Taking credit for someone else’s work is not only unethical, skipping those last questions could be the difference between an A and a C on your next test. Though appreciative of those who “helped” me, I respected more those who denied me. Someone would whisper, “What’s number six?” and I’d say, lightly, “Wouldn’t you like to know!” They soon stopped bugging me.įrom Emily, 16:I’ve had phases where I asked the person next to me for the last few homework answers.
I want to have friends.įrom Betsy, 20:I know you want people to like you, but don’t sell out.
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I just don’t know how to tell them not to. How can I stop kids from cheating off me without being a snob? It sometimes happens over the phone, too, with friends copying sections of my essays word-for-word. Then, when I got an A, and Lisa got an A, too, it made me kind of mad. It was end of class, so everyone was making noise, and this teacher is oblivious anyway, but still, I didn’t like it. Then she kept asking about question after question and I kept giving her the answers. As I was leaving Civics recently, after a turning in a test, “Lisa,” who was sitting by the door, asked for the answer to one of the questions. Dear Straight Talk:I’m a freshman in high school taking advanced placement classes.
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