"I lied to my parents when I cheated on a 6th grade test. The boy was much smarter then me. I believe my score was good, but I still learned not to cheat off of another student's paper."
--Anonymous
"I don't cheat, but I have seen many students that do. Lots of them are pretty smart on their own but still try to get test questions from other students to pump up their score. They don't think of it as cheating! I feel hurt by this because my grades and scores are real and these kids are cheating me and others out of our true class rank. I am in the top ten of my class of 300, but these kids could possibly bump me out of the top ten by the time I graduate. I work hard and deserve what I have earned. Cheaters steal this honor from those that have truly earned it."
--Tim
"I have only cheated once or twice in my life. In basketball I was traveling and my so called 'coach' said that I had to sit out for a while. Besides, if you cheat, you're more of a loser than a winner!"
--Angel, 11
"My math book has an answer key in the back, so when nobody is looking I just write everything from the answer key. I've never gotten caught. Not even once! Still, it strikes fear into my heart when my parents enter my personal study room."
--Sneakster
"I know someone that always copies off my work. Actually there are two girls. They both sit beside me. Every time we have a test (I guess they think I'll get everything right) they try to copy off me. Every time I try to hide my paper they always say, 'Come on. I'm your best friend. Let me copy.' Or 'I won't be your friend if you don't let me copy' or 'Fine, I hate you then.'"
--Taylor, 10
"I was in the 3rd grade and I was so mad at this boy for cheating that I went up to him and grabbed his paper. I got a B+! I felt BAD!"
--Jamie, 10
"I cheat all the time. That's why my marks are so good!"
--Carlia, 12
“I have never cheated on a test except once when I was in Kindergarten and I didn't know I wasn't supposed to.”
--Jill, 13
“Once a boy in my class cheated and everyone was surprised at him. He was a good student and everything but just because they are nice people doesn't mean they won't cheat.”
--Lorrie Anne, 11
“I never cheat but I am a straight A student. It was when this annoying boy (I am not mentioning names) always comes near my desk. He always tips his head and tries to see my paper.”
--Rachelle, 13
“I've done it before and I know I'm not supposed to say this, but I thought it made learning a lot easier…but anyway, DON’T DO IT!!!!”
--Ashley, 12
"I have never cheated, but once someone said that I did and I got in trouble. Luckily my best friend Sarah backed me up and used a smart-aleck comment."
--Zoe, 12
"I have never cheated because it is wrong and everything gets worse."
--Laura, 12
"Cheating is a waste of time. Why do it? The person might rat you out if they catch you and you could get suspended."
--Alexis, 12
“Cheating is not right, it just makes things worse.”
--Kellsie, 9
“I can spell really well and I'm great at geography. I'm tied for the best in my school with my friend. I’m in grade 8 but I decided not to move up a grade. Since this is about cheating, I have cheated but only in math and I still got a bad grade. :P”
--Uma, 13
“Once I had a math test and I didn’t know the answer so I copied off my crush’s paper and when my teacher looked at my paper she asked me if I cheated because I got all the answers WRONG! I was sent to the principal's office.”
--Buffy
“I cheated on my math test and ended up getting caught. My score was 3 out of 50.”
--Mediliyn, 12
“Cheating just make things worse. You will fail the whole test if caught, rather then just getting that one wrong!!”
--Alexis, 12
"I have trouble saying no to my friends when they ask to copy my homework or something. Some of them go around to different people asking for different answers to some of the questions on our worksheets. When we grade them they end up getting higher scores than I do all because they're too lazy to do their own work. It makes me so mad."
--Zoe, 13
"One day we were going to have a science test and my friend did not study for it. I told my teacher because he was cheating and I was not his friend after that."
--Jonathon
"I cheated on a spelling test in the first grade."
--Laura, 10
“NO! That's wrong and I don't need to because I spell and read at a college level and get straight A's in science, social studies and math. Even if you aren't so smart why do you need to cheat? You'll live with the guilt and regret. BYE!”
--Jessica, 11
“Once I looked at the teacher's answer key.”
--Emma, 9
“There are a lot of kids in my class who cheat. Do you know a way to stop it? Whenever they cheat they cheat off of my paper because a lot of people think that I am a really smart person.”
--Sage
"Cheating just makes things worse."
--Pricilla
"To cheat or not to cheat? That is the big question!"
--Jennie
"I'm homeschooled so I don't really get a chance to cheat, but one time I looked at my quiz before I reviewed and my mom caught me. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to so I didn't get in trouble."
--Richie, 11
"I've never cheated. It's probably because I'm the smartest kid in my school.
I can spell at college level and read at high school level. I'm only starting grade 6 but I'm already ready to learn algebra."
--Krissy, 11
"I was looking at my dictionary during a spelling test."
--Greg, 8
"I cheat at games sometimes with my friends, but only when we are all joking and laughing and stuff. Then at the end, if I won, I'll have a giggling fit and then say, 'I only won cuz I cheated.' Then we'll all laugh and do the game over. If I didn't win then I would say, 'You’re good! I cheated and you still beat me!' But I never cheat when we are serious, at a test or something. That's baaaaaaad!!!"
--Alexis, 11
"I know cheating is wrong and I never cheat, but I am so good on tests everybody cheats off of me. When I tell on them, they threaten to beat me up."
--Angela, 9
"I cheated at math."
--Delainey, 8
"Yeah, one of my best guy friends told me about a time he cheated on a spelling test. It didn't seem to bother him but I know if I would have done that, I would have felt horrible."
--Secret, 12
"I think cheating is wrong because if you get a test and you get a good grade you didn't really earn, that would be cheating."
--Annie
“I think the hardest part is that we don't think we can do it on our own. I cheated once on a science test and I got caught and had to retake it. I found out that I would've gotten a better score (and a full one) if I had just tried my best. I learned a valuable lesson. Not only does it get you into a lot of trouble if you get caught, it's really cheating you out of a good chance at doing your personal best and being all that you can be.”
--Sara
“Cheating is a really, really stupid thing to do!!! If I ever cheat and don't get in trouble, I will feel really guilty after a while and it's almost as bad as getting detention.”
--Hermione, 8
“I have something really important to say for kids of all ages, DON'T CHEAT OR ELSE YOUR TEACHER MIGHT CATCH YOU DOING IT! SO DON'T DO IT!”
--Angela, 12
“At the beginning of a test my teacher says, ‘If I see you even glance at someone else’s paper, I'll take it and there will be a 0 grade.’ This girl I used to like sits next to my bf and he saw her look at his paper.”
--Bling-Bling, 11
“I was taking this baby-sitting course and on the test if I wasn't sure if my answer was correct. I looked at one of my best friend’s test and I changed the answer sometimes. I actually got a better score than her but I still feel bad. What if the answers I took from her were wrong? I could have gotten a bad grade.”
--Natasha, 11
“If you cheat off of someone’s work, then you are not learning. Sometimes people get it wrong and some people get it right. That’s why you should not cheat off of their paper because they always GET IT WRONG! That’s why you DON’T CHEAT OFF SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE THEY MIGHT GET IT WRONG.”
--Xheneta
"I think cheating just causes problems! If you cheat, you might pass the test but you didn't really learn anything. I have never cheated. First of all I'm smart and secondly I know cheating is wrong!"
--Lisa, 12
"It is very bad. This guy cheated off me. I turned him in and he tried to beat me up after school, but he didn't succeed"
--Nick, 10
"Last year in 6th grade my friend didn't do her homework and I let her copy it. I got in trouble with her. Then there was another day that my friend let me copy off of her paper and I tried to hide it but my teacher yanked it out of my hand and I got in really big trouble. So I think I learned my lesson."
--Conny, 12
"I haven't really had any experiences with cheating, but I really don't feel like it solves any problems because you can get caught. Even if you don't, most people probably feel really guilty. The point of a test isn't the score, it's that you actually know what was on it."
--Nikki, 12
"I think cheating is bad and no one should do it because if you know that you are going to get in trouble, why bother doing it?"
--Sidra, 9
"In my school, if we are caught cheating we get a 0 on the paper, test or whatever, and an automatic detention."
--Beatrix, 12
"I've never cheated before so I don't know what it feels like, BUT my friend did it once and she felt REALLY guilty. She couldn't sleep for a week. To get over it she talked it out with the teacher. He didn't say anything but he did say this, 'The next time you do it, tell an adult right away.' Now my friend doesn't cheat anymore and she's glad."
--Kelsey, 10
"I kind of have this friend who always asks me questions on a test and I never give her the answers."
--Kaylee, 10
“I don't know what to do. My best friend cheated on a test at school and she thinks I didn't see her. When we got our test results back, she got a perfect score. What should I do? Should I tell the teacher what she’s done? I don't want to do that because she’s my best friend and I don't want her to be mad at me because I told the teacher on her. I don't know what to do.”
--Janelle, 13
“I’ve never cheated and I don’t plan to either! Besides, what if the person you’re
cheating off of doesn’t have the right answers? You’re better off doing it yourself. :)”
--Jamie, 12
“I think cheating is fun because you don’t have to do your work and you do not have to struggle.”
--Amanda, 11
One time I was looking over my friend’s shoulder at her work and the teacher saw me and he gave me 0 on my test.”
--Emma, 12
“Of course it doesn't solve problems! Cheating off of someone got my friend in trouble. The teacher threw her test away and she had to go to the office!!!”
--Josey, 10
“When I do something like that, my teacher shouts at me.”
--Banana, 12
“YES, cheating does not help anything. One time I wrote down the answers to a quiz on my hand and my teacher came by checking hands that day. He saw the answers on my hand and took my quiz and gave me a 0. Everybody started laughing. I was so embarrassed. That afternoon I was at home when the phone rang and it was my teacher. My mom found out about everything.”
--Ayla, 12
"I think cheating is bad. You think you will pass to the next grade? You might, but won't know anything because when you cheat, you don't learn!"
--Maija, 9
"It is bad to cheat on anything like a test or stuff you have to study for."
--Jessica, 12
"When I was in 1st grade, I cheated and got in trouble with my dad."
--Jenn
"I was doing my math when I got stuck. Everyone else was done except me and I really needed help. I asked the teacher but there was nothing she could do, so I looked at my friend's paper and she saw me and I got in trouble. Ever since that day in 3rd grade, I haven't done it again."
--Ashley, 9
"One time at school I forgot to study for a test so I cheated by looking at my friend's paper. She caught me looking and told the teacher."
--Bishakha, 10
"I think it is wrong because they just want to get the right answers. One time someone was copying my test. When I saw them doing it, I put down the wrong answers so they would get it wrong. Then I put the right answers down so I would get it right. Then it got really bad. He started to hurt me because he failed the test. I told him it's not my fault you copied my test. Of course his locker was right by mine so he threw my hand in my locker and slammed it before I could get my hand out. It hurt so much I screamed, and my teacher and whole class came running out. Everyone saw him pushing as hard as he could. When my teacher pushed him out of the way, my locker opened and my hand was really hurt. After that, my teacher called my mom and my mom took me to the emergency room. When I came out my wrist was broken. I can't believe that all happened because someone cheated. So yes, cheating is a bad thing. Guess what? Now him and I are friends! Strange, huh?"
--Weeze
"I've always been the kind of student who did everything I was told to and never needed to cheat because I made good grades. But when I was 7, I was almost finished with a worksheet and accidentally glanced at another girl's sheet. I realized when I saw one of her answers that I'd missed that question. I hadn't meant to look and I was sure I had that question right until I saw her answer. Then I knew it was wrong. Her answer made perfect sense; why hadn't I thought of it? Still, I thought I can't change it because that'd be cheating. I wouldn't have known I'd gotten it wrong if I hadn't looked at hers. So, I missed those points because of it and I know it's insignificant, but I would have hated myself if I'd changed it so I'm proud I didn't."
--Aebi, 12
"When you cheat, your report card comes out and the grades are good, but you cheated to get them that way. YOU didn't earn the credit, another boy or girl did and that doesn't make you feel good. It's wrong to get things you didn't earn. So, if you cheat, STOP!!!!!!"
--Ren
"I've never cheated because even if you didn't get caught, you would probably feel horrible about it afterwards. I really think it's wrong to cheat and that nobody should do it."
--Anonymous, 10
“I never cheat but the class said I CHEATED.”
--Linder, 11
“My friend Amy always cheats with math games or even SATs. She says she doesn't but it’s obvious to everyone that she does. I am so much better than her at most things so she wants to get better results to look smarter. Luckily we are going to different schools!”
--Leigh, 11
“Kids might cheat off my paper because I am the smartest kid in my community and school.:(“
--Teasha, 11
“When I was in first grade we had a spelling test and I sat next to this kid named Vishal. We had our folders up so kids couldn't cheat. I spelled school, ‘scool’ (or something like that, I can't remember) and he said, ‘You spelled that wrong.’ I am not sure if I changed it but it is wrong to cheat, even if you don't get caught. If it is a school sport than it is also wrong.”
--Jenna, 12
“One time we were taking this test and I forgot to study for it so I was worried that I would get an F. The test was sort of easy at first, but then it got harder by the minute. I thought I was going to get an F but it turns out that I studied enough for the test. I just thought about cheating. I thought it over for a while and I thought that if I had cheated I would have probably been caught by the teacher. You should not cheat on a test that you think you did not study for. When we got our test back I found out that I got 100% on it. That made me feel much better.”
--Amber, 11
“I just don't cheat. It's wrong. You may get the good grades but when it comes time to actually show what you know, nothing is there.”
--Brittany, 12
“Once, I got my math test back and I realized that one of the answers I got wrong was very close to being right. So when the teacher wasn’t looking, I changed the answer to the correct one and told the teacher that it was right and she marked it wrong. That night I felt horribly guilty and was crying for a long time. I'd done this because I wanted my mom to be proud of my good grade, but it turns out she wasn't proud at all! Cheating did NOT solve any problems for me because the next day I had to tell the teacher. Now I feel good that I told her and I'll never do it again!”
--Marie, 11
“I've not cheated many times and that's probably why I didn't get in trouble! It’s a good way to ‘do well’ on a test but there's a bigger possibility of getting in trouble! So TRY NOT TO CHEAT!!!”
--Angelo
“I have cheated on a few of my history tests in 9th grade and it was no big deal at first, but it has come back to haunt me! Now I will never cheat again despite not being caught. It is simply not worth it.”
--Andrew
“I got caught cheating and got punished by my teacher.”
--David, 10
“I never cheat!!!!!!”
--Katelyn, 10
“I think that cheating on tests is pointless. The whole point of tests is to prove that you know the material, when you cheat, you don't. Often times the information is something you will need to know later on and it makes it much easier to learn it the first time ‘round.”
--Torie
“When I was in the 3rd grade, I was looking at the answers in my school box and my teacher caught me and took my box away.”
--Shayla, 10
“It's very bad to cheat and most times instead of solving problems, it causes them!!!”
--Anna, 12
"I think that it causes more problems because you could get caught or you could lose a friend because they might catch you cheating off them."
--Amber, 13
"You really should not do it. Sometimes when you do it, you feel bad so don't. You are not able to concentrate on the test so you fail. Don't think you have an excuse! If you get caught, they will let your parents know."
--Alzbeta, 9
"I think cheating is wrong because it can get you into a lot of trouble. You don't know if the person you're cheating off of has the right answers."
--Briana, 10
"I think it's bad to cheat because you're just not learning from your mistakes, but theirs. If you do not cheat, you will see what you did wrong and not be a stupid person in life just from one paper or test. That is why our teachers give us tests."
--Carissa, 11
"I cheated in a game of fuzz snowballs."
--Sasha
"I cheated and I got sent to my principal's office and I got into big, big trouble."
--Daniel
“It is true that I have cheated on things before, and after that experience I do not plan on doing that ever again. Now we all know that we have cheated on something before whether it be homework or a boyfriend. We have all done it. It is not right, but we continue to do it. So if I were you, I would stop.”
--Bailey, 13
“I occasionally see how far people are on their test, but I never cheat. I do my own work, thank you very much!”
--Samantha, 12
“I got caught cheating once and I got into so much trouble. I had to retake the test in the principal’s office. Now the teacher doesn't trust me.”
--Ashlee, 12
“I think cheating is bad because you could get in big trouble. You should never cheat off another person’s test. You do not learn anything. I think it causes more trouble to your self than the other person. CHEATING WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM!!”
--Capri, 11
“I cheated because a bully I really didn't like called me a name. I got in trouble but I talked to my dad and I felt better.”
--Opal
“I learned the hard way that cheating can get you expelled.”
--Tom
“I cheat when I forget to do my homework, but not while in class. I could get caught.”
--Monique, 13
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