So I'm planning my social studies lesson when I start to catch a drift of the conversation going on during language arts. Miss P, my co-teacher, had them read a story on cheating students and then apparently asked them what they thought.
"It's okay to cheat if you were sick and missed the information!"
"It's okay to cheat if you have a fever and no one wants to come over and tell you the homework."
"If you know someone is going to be really upset about a bad grade, it's okay to help them cheat so they're not sad."
"I think cheat is a harsh word."
"Helping your friend study after you've seen the test isn't cheating!"
Here's the point where I jumped in and told them what would happen in high school or college if you cheat and try to use one of those excuses. And they laughed. Miss P and I are now experiencing stomach aches and back spasms.
My students are morally bankrupt. Clearly, I need a new system for giving tests.
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