Just don't do it
It's not worth it. It never is.
34 Duke Business Students Face Discipline for Cheating
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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Where do the mermaids stand?
The essence of this spirit was captured in a moving speech about tolerance given last year by the student body president of one of your sister colleges. She related the story by Robert Fulghum about a young pastor who, finding himself in charge of some very energetic children, hits upon a game called "Giants, Wizards and Dwarfs." "You have to decide now," the pastor instructed the children, "which you are ... a giant, a wizard or a dwarf?"
At that, a small girl tugging at his pants leg, asked, "But where do the mermaids stand?"
The pastor told her there are no mermaids, and she says, "Oh yes there are," she said. "I am a mermaid."
Now this little girl knew what she was and she was not about to give up on either her identity or the game. She intended to take her place wherever mermaids fit into the scheme of things. Where do the mermaids stand ... All those who are different, those who do not fit the boxes and pigeonholes? "Answer that question," wrote Fulghum, "and you can build a school, a nation, or a whole world."
~~Barbara Bush
Wellesley College Commencement Address, 1990
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2 comments:
I ran across that article last night and almost posted something about it. Kind of makes you wonder about how much of this stuff goes on that never gets caught, doesn't it?
I actually disagree with your premise that cheating is never worth it. Of course it is worth it; that's why people cheat. Look at the figures. Over half of business school students *admit* cheating (who knows how many cheat and don't get caught). Think about it--if half the class cheats, and only a small group gets caught at one school, isn't the risk worth it?
Now, I consider cheating morally repulsive (and a sin) so I won't do it. But I fully expect most people to cheat if they get the chance given the low probability of getting caught.
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