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Cheating in Class
"I studied long and hard until one in the morning trying to memorize the six steps of accounting, and no, I didn’t procrastinate, I studied everyday that I could."
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By Karime Blanco
I reached over my teacher’s desk with my right hand and checked her face to see if she had a hint of suspicion. I knew it wasn’t too hard to see the scribbles on the edge of my palm. I flashed a quick smile at her and walked back to my desk. I sat down at my usual seat trying not to do anything out of the ordinary, as she focused her attention back on a fashion magazine.
Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t just completely blow off studying and depend on my arm for informational support. I studied long and hard until one in the morning trying to memorize the six steps of accounting, and no, I didn’t procrastinate, I studied everyday that I could. The test wasn’t that hard but I was overwhelmed by having to memorize the six steps of accounting along with the four types of products, the five types of costumer satisfaction and all the while worrying about what I would wear the next day.
I know it sounds like I’m just trying to excuse the fact that I cheated, but at least I didn’t write complete answers on my arm- just a few acronyms to remind me what I studied. It’s not like I stole a copy of the answers or looked at someone else’s paper. It’s such a big transition going from a high school class where my only goal is to graduate, to a college environment, where I can explore the things that interest me.
College classes are completely different from high school classes, where we had at least two weeks to study before a big test and we knew exactly what was going to be on that exam. In college it’s completely different, you have to take your education into your own hands.
I’m not saying that I won’t cheat anymore once I get to college full time, but I think that as long as I know that I’m learning- it’s not so bad to bend the rules with a few epidermal footnotes.
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