<p>I hate it. It's really wrong, and it bugs me so much when other people do it! My rank went down this year because the girls who are ranked first and third cheat off of each other on tests/homework, and with their friends too. I lost my spot as second to the girl who was third, which really upsets me! All my friends see them cheat and know it's wrong, but no one wants to tell on them. The honor code at my school barely exists, and 95% of the teachers are too oblivious/carefree to see that people are cheating. I don't really have any proof, so outright accusing them would be kind of silly.</p>
<p>Anybody have any ideas on what I could do?</p>
<p>Also, if anyone has any stories about how cheating is bad, feel free to post them!</p>
<p>I guess you can write an anonymous note to your guidance department. If you do that don’t make it obvious that it was you because it could backfire. </p>
<p>Sent from my iPod touch using CC</p>
<p>You could submit an anonymous note to the local media.
I’m 100% serious, if you get the media to do a report on cheating at your school, (remember to remain anonymous), your school will be super hard on suspected cheaters.</p>
<p>Thanks for the idea! This is a bad situation since they are at the top of the class and it could be easy to figure out who I’m talking about but whatever. The whole thing just upsets me!</p>
<p>I totally understand. If it was me, I would be just as upset. Hopefully this will all be settled soon.</p>
<p>Sent from my iPod touch using CC</p>
<p>I hope they get caught! xD</p>
<p>Who else has some fun stories?</p>
<p>Alert the teachers that you see them cheat during the test and let the teacher observe them while taking tests.</p>
<p>Life isn’t fair. If they continue to cheat in college, just know that you’ll graduate and they won’t. :)</p>
<p>Helping each other with homework isn’t necessarily cheating, especially if one of more of the people involved doesn’t understand a concept and genuinely needs help. Straight copying is cheating, though. </p>
<p>Why’d you lose your spot to the number 3 girl? Even if people were cheating at my school, it wouldn’t really affect me. Have you considered the possibility that you are simply bitter about losing your rank, and they might not be cheating? They could just be good friends who converse about school a lot and help each other study. </p>
<p>Have you seen them copy each other on tests? If you have empirical evidence that cheating going on, then you need to tell someone about it, anonymously or otherwise. Cheating isn’t right.</p>
<p>I know how you feel! I’m so glad others have experienced this.</p>
<p>My schools claims they are “tough on cheaters” but i turn people in all the time and NOTHING gets done. I used to tell myself that karma would get them but now they all have taken the SAT and done well so karma hasn’t gotten them yet. What’s frustrating is that it’s the SMART kids that cheat! The ones that CAN do the work but are too lazy to. Karma will get them but i hope it’s not in college when they can be expelled.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>“I’m sure if you believe strong enough, and dug deep enough, everyone’s wishes will come true.”–SpongeBob SquarePants</p>
<p>Just accuse them. Say you saw them cheating. Just keep making accusations until they get caught. Of course, if they’re popular and you don’t want to become a pariah, don’t do it.</p>
<p>I don’t care about cheating, and my school doesn’t really either.
I do it; everyone does it. So it doesn’t bug me. And I know that doesn’t sound like a good justification at all, but it’s just how it is. Most teachers at my school, if they catch you doing it, just tell you to stop.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the advice, and other stuff lol. Well, actually I did have proof, if anyone knows about what Criterion is? My teacher decided to give everyone the same password, and said out loud that our username is just our first and last names. One of my best friends had parts of her essay stolen by the number 1 person, (and she confirmed this by checking on the number 1’s account). She left a nasty message, but for some reason decided not to tell the administration. I guess she didn’t want to be a rat or anything. But for some reason, we can’t even get onto those old accounts and say we have that proof, so it’s kind of useless.</p>
<p>And yes, nearly everyone in my math class saw them cheat off of each other because the teacher simply liked to roam around in the hallway while we took our tests. I’ve seen them cheat on physics tests, copying answers and discussing in a whisper (I sat in the back corner behind them). A student teacher for my AP US History class just stared at the number 3 girl talking and cheating with about 5 other people. That was after they declared they were helping each other out.</p>
<p>I’m not usually bitter about things unless I have good reason to do so :P.</p>
<p>@jonnathan: You should care about cheating! It’s just not good to do. I don’t know if you would feel better or the same if you stopped, but I don’t know if I would be able to live with myself if I cheated like that.</p>
<p>@AzureStar: You definitely need to get someone to intervene. Next time you take a test with them, snap a picture and send it to guidance/administration. It’s not right what they’re doing.</p>
<p>I feel ur pain…the girl tht cheated off of me is in the top ten and I’m only thirty five…smh</p>
<p>Sent from my SPH-M920 using CC App</p>
<p>I hate to burst the hate on cheaters bubble but if there is anything worse than a cheater, it’s the person who files an accusation a million times against suspected cheaters. Come on eventually the office is just going to toss them with an eye roll. They’re not going to investigate every little thing. If the cheater steals say a paper or project of yours, then it will more than likely be looked into. Copying answers on a test and homework, not a chance. If they are seen in the act they’ll get in trouble, if not there’s no way to prove it happened really unless an opinion answer or essay is identical.</p>
<p>It’s understandable that you are upset, you worked hard while someone didn’t and reaped the benefits, vent then move on. Festering on other people’s wrong doings isn’t good for you, it’s unnecessary stress.</p>
<p>Note, I hate people that never do their own work and cheat (coughcough #5 in my class), and I’ll complain about them then move on. I’m not going to waste my time on stuff Karma and time is going to solve. Liars and cheaters have a hard time keeping their acts together for very long, eventually it will all go tumbling down.</p>
<p>Yeah, I know, but no one is probably going to tell on them. They’re popular, and even if the administration didn’t tell them who accused them, they would probably find out or something. No one wants to be the rat talked about by the popular people :/.</p>
<p>I like that picture idea though haha. Complaining makes me feel better sometimes :P. And karma is my favorite!</p>