<p>If you saw someone cheating on an exam (take drugs (ritalin), midterm, final, any important exam)...</p>
<p>Would you:</p>
<p>A) Report them
B) Do nothing</p>
<p>and... why?</p>
<p>Turn them in, foo’. If the scores are curved it’s like stealing your grade. And even if it isn’t curved, why should they be exempt from following the rules while you actually worked to learn the material?</p>
<p>I was faced with such a situation… but… you would ruin their whole academic career with an F and possibly get them kicked out. Plus, what about being labeled a squeler or rat?</p>
<p>Taking Ritalin is cheating? I know that it’s Illegal if not prescribed, but does it fall under the statutes of the honor code?</p>
<p>If you see someone cheating then you should definitely turn them in. It’s a pattern. If they cheat now (at this level), then they’ve most likely already mastered the art. If they cheat and get away with it here they’ll keep cheating in the future… I bet Bernie Madoff cheated when he went to Hofstra… and look at the damage he inflicted… Burn them before they burn you and others.</p>
<p>Ritalin is an illegal aid. It would be like me using a calculator for a non-calculator part of my AP Calc BC exam or using a dictionary for the Critical Reading of the SAT’s.</p>
<p>Really?</p>
<p>I’ve always wondered if I did or did not have ADD. I don’t know if I could really verify it as a real disease, but I have symptoms. I’ve thought about going to the doctor to check, but I have yet to. I was thinking of trying medicine such as adderall or ritalin to help me focus.</p>
<p>Taking tests for me is difficult where there is a lot of reading, because I often have to reread lines over and over or I won’t get anything. I will be reading the words, sure, but I will also be thinking about something else that interests me, like electronics, the future, social life, etc., and therefore nothing gets into my head. </p>
<p>I don’t jump from activity to activity though, I can keep focused on my comp at home. Still, during a lot of reading my mind is thinking about something else. I guess it’s kind of day dreaming, but i’m not sure.</p>
<p>Could I really go to the doctor for this and get such medicine to help me concentrate on my work? Would using it be allowed if prescribed?</p>
<p>yup, i’d turn them in and i wouldn’t care about being labeled a squealer. in fact, i’d probably tell everyone i knew that i turned a cheater in. they’re scum.</p>
<p>Locke19, you make a good point but do you have any idea how many students cheat in college? At least hundreds in each college. Why should you report that ONE student out of maybe a hundred other cheaters in the same class? Imagine for a moment if you panicked on a test, saw some notes in your bag and took a quick peek. Under normal circumstances you never would’ve cheated, but if someone saw you and turned you in, you’d be kicked out of college. It’s true it’s not fair for those who actually studied, but i mean, if you studied anyways, you should do fine on whatever tests you’re taking.</p>
<p>Don’t report them.</p>
<p>First talk to them about their problem and tell them to stop, maybe they’ll turn over a new leaf. You can make a difference in their lives!</p>
<p>It’s not worth it for you to ruin somebody’s life and then have that hanging over your head for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>Appearances can be deceiving. Trying to get another student into trouble is bad karma. I’d do nothing. The faculty is probably keeping an eye on things anyway and everyone would hate me if I said something to hurt another student. I wouldn’t trust anyone who tried to get another student in trouble.</p>
<p>If you cheat, then you probably shouldn’t report someone else… that’d probably be bad karma for yourself.</p>
<p>If you don’t cheat, then you probably should report a cheater; you’re helping all the non-cheaters out there who actually studied and deserve a better grade. Why does reporting a cheater make you the bad guy? They did something wrong when they are well aware of the consequences. As for being labeled a squealer, well, those who don’t cheat will understand and be thankful for it though they may not say so.</p>
<p>I just reread that. Prescription drugs are none of our business. They are between the doctor and the student.</p>
<p>I hope that Berkeley isn’t the kind of place where everyone is nasty to everyone.</p>
<p>The best way to do well is to do your best and stop trying to take down other people.</p>
<p>stly, I get straight As because I study all the time and I would never turn in anyone because I don’t need to hurt others to succeed.</p>
<p>I would not report, but I would do the same as StarryNights. </p>
<p>Honestly, ruining someone’s life without giving the person a chance to change is a horrible, horrible thing to do.</p>
<p>It’s hard to tell yourself that if they’re in your class and your grade depends on how much better or worse your classmates do compared to you.</p>
<p>And chango99, i had that same problem of daydreaming, but I trained myself to concentrate. Sometimes it’s just a measure of self-confidence rather than something that’s actually solvable only by medication.</p>
<p>Actually, this fits into greed philosophy. It’s based on the belief of scarcity and the need to knock down others to succeed.</p>
<p>Ritalin should be a medical crime against the doctors. Students who are on it are victims of stupid parents and unethical doctors.</p>
<p>I do see people cheat in class but I never call them out on it. However, if I didn’t feel like it would be ruining their lives or it would get me called a “squealer”, I would totally tell on them. It is really unfair that they get that advantage while other people are doing it honestly. It doesn’t matter if it was only a slight peek at notes, that is just not fair.</p>
<p>And if you let one person get away with it, you’re sending the message that it is okay. If just ONE person gets caught, people will realize that there is a risk. It could serve as a warning. Even if it didn’t faze all the other cheaters, it would still be fair to catch that one person.</p>
<p>But when that’s how the curve is measure, you don’t have much of a choice other than to conform.</p>
<p>And I don’t buy that students are the victims here. They made a choice to ignore their moral compass and take the easy way out than the right way.</p>
<p>Fiesta of Fire, how about just studying? If you know the subject, you’ll do well and you won’t have to worry about someone else. They really are not your competition. You are.</p>
<p>We aren’t the thought police or any other type of police. Policing other students isn’t our job. Our job is to learn the material and convince the teachers that we know it. If we do, nobody can take away our A. The teachers will police their own classes if they care.</p>
<p>Getting other students in trouble is a worse form of cheating than what was described and it will only backfire on those who do it. I’m sure the teachers who care will monitor the classes.</p>