<p>i have always been humble and sincere the past four years of my high school. I worked hard and found ways to further my reading,writing,math, and whatever other skills there was available. It came to me when i was senior ( right now) that maybe i could further "how to" in getting good grades by asking top ten people how to maintain good grades. i was ranked 30/450 back then and there was still room to improve...and thus, i seeked different advices. In which many friends said the same thing.</p>
<p>"dude, we don't work that hard, we just copy each other for homework and settle the ranking in test and quizes" (number 4)
"man... i really dont' think i even deserved to be in top 10" (number 2)
" i never worked at all for grades" (number 8)
"work hard, its that simple" (number 1)
"i dunno...i just do my work" (number 6)</p>
<p>now as a student myself, it occured to me that the first quote came as a quite a shock . I knew that people, from time to time, cheated b/c sometimes time managing doesnt go too well (or whatever excuses may hold). but i did not know how far the extent of cheating has became at our school. or perhaps many schools in this nation. I think it might even be safe to say that a students cheats , in one form or another, in highschool at least once on some assignments. And I think as educations gets more competitive, students will find more shortcuts and worry about the "grade" rather than "education."</p>
<p>I will admit that i cheated numerous times in class work to attain better grade, and by doing so, some where along the path to my education, i also lost the joys of learning b/c such value didn't seem to emphasizes as much as what is written in student's academic transcript.</p>
<p>Perhaps i am not the best scholar to talk about such subject, but i think school needs to and students to undestand that school is more about just getting grades, but to experiences the joys of learning. </p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>Sialo</p>
<p>to many dedicated parents out there supporting the future generation</p>